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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
1. Have you filed yet? Did your MD recommend approval? Did she/he provide documentation
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 02:48 PM
Jan 2021

stating you couldn't work? Usually, the first application is disapproved, the appeal of that disapproval is granted.

Jirel

(2,259 posts)
2. Incorrect.
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 03:05 PM
Jan 2021

There are 3 phases in most cases, the initial application (about 1/3 approved, only the clearest cases that meet Listings), and Reconsideration (usually under 15%) through a bureaucratic process, and then a hearing stage with an administrative law judge. Chances are better with the ALJ. However, you can’t say that most get approved. In some states it averages above 50%, in others it’s dismal.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
4. You can believe it's incorrect all you want. I've assisted two family members apply for and
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 03:18 PM
Jan 2021

go through the experience as I discussed in the other comment.

Jirel

(2,259 posts)
5. A whole 2? I've been the attorney for a couple thousand.
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 12:34 AM
Jan 2021

As in, it’s my profession. But by all means, I’m sure your experience of helping 2 people makes you more expert than a disability attorney.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
6. Yeah, a whole two and I really don't give a flying fork what your profession
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 07:13 AM
Jan 2021

is, or how long you claim to have been employed in it. The OP author asked for opinions based on experience; I provided my own, which you quickly belittled, demeaned and declared not to be correct based on your alleged experiences. Don't like my experience? Tough.

Jirel

(2,259 posts)
7. LOL, bye!
Mon Jan 11, 2021, 04:14 PM
Jan 2021

This is exactly the foolishness I hear from the MAGA Internet "experts" who have "done their research" and know that chemtrails, flat earth, QAnon narratives, and vaccine injuries are a thing. Don't spread false information, but if you accidentally do in good faith, have the sense to back off when an actual expert in the field corrects your misinformation. One would HOPE that's a thing that differentiates Dems from Rethuglicans.

But apparently not. Too bad.

Jirel

(2,259 posts)
3. ADD/ADHD is a very difficult claim to get approved.
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 03:14 PM
Jan 2021

I have done extensive SSDI/SSI work for over a decade. In adults, ADD/ADHD is rarely granted, without other impairments. With kids, it’s a little less rare, but even so it is granted in kids most often in conjunction with other impairments.

The standard requires an inability to work for at least 12 months due to the impairment(s).

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