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Originally Posted by queasy27
If anyone has experience applying for disability online and wouldn't mind answering a couple of questions, can you please PM me? I'm a little confused about how to fill out the form and would rather not drag myself to the SS office in Leesburg for assistance.
(Because, you know. If I was able to drive or sit/stand for long periods I wouldn't need the disability.)  |
Expect to get refused the first time. Unless someone is basically a vegetable, they get turned down.
Once you get turned down the first time, try calling your US congressman's office and ask them to intervene.
I got a lawyer to handle mine and I recommend it. There is a ton of complex paperwork and unless you know what you are doing, you will probably make some mistakes. Those mistakes will case you to get rejected. A lawyer that specializes in SSDI will fill out all of the paperwork correctly. The lawyer gets something like $5,000 out of your first check which will be pretty large. Mine was around $25,000.