Update on SSI Appeal

[matt000333]

My lawyer called today and said he wanted to appeal the ALJs decision on my case the two main points he made were they gave little weight to my current doctors opinion who ive seen for two years now and that they listed several impairments but didnt say how they would affect me at work im feeling alot better now as I think I will win eventually what do you guys think?

 

[Streetwise]

just keep fighting ,I know it's like it can feel soul destroying, but that's what the system is designed to do !if no one fights they'll feel justified! I could spit saying those last three words.
you have many comrades in the UK who are fighting for their lives literally and people who have died fighting

 

[Judge]

My lawyer called today and said he wanted to appeal the ALJs decision on my case

That't the most important thing. You have an attorney who isn't willing to concede, despite so many attempts to secure benefits. Good luck on the next campaign.

 

[LucyPurrs]

Here's what I know about this from taking a course on how to successfully submit an application that will be approved for SSI.
What you doctor says is critical : He can't just leave it that you are impaired or be vague about it. It's CRITICAL that your doctor be extremely specific about each of your impairments and exactly how they will be disabling in the work environment. For example, if you have executive function issues he has to say they will impair your ability to organize work, set priorities , recalling important work related information etc, etc. You can actually write this out and ask your doctor to sign it. Or if you have sensory issues describe exactly how these interfere with job performance (can't concentrate in noisy distracting environments, want to flee sensory stimuli etc.) I hope I'm being clear here. Most doctors don't take the time to be this specific but what you and your doctor need to know is that the people at SSA making the decision about your case are not medical professionals nor are they well trained. This is an absolute disgrace but reality. So you have to make sure the doc spells it out to a degree even an idiot could understand why you are needing the disability.

 

[Crossbreed]

My attorney told me that the first rejection is to be expected. (I have it, now.)

 

[LucyPurrs]

My attorney told me that the first rejection is to be expected. (I have it, now.)

Yeah, that's the way it usually is unless the application is detailed enough per what I said above. The people who taught my class in how to get an application approved had a very high success rate so make sure your appeal reflects the details I gave above. It isn't automatic that you get approved on appeal so best to try and potentiate that. You can do a write up and give it to your physician and see if he/she will either use it or sign it.

 

[matt000333]

My attorney told me that the first rejection is to be expected. (I have it, now.)

Was yours approved at ALJ Level or did you have to go further?

 

[Crossbreed]

Was yours approved at ALJ Level or did you have to go further?

I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure it was at the second attempt. I never appeared in any court-like setting, just phone contact with my attorney.

 

[Progster]

When you have a condition which isn't an obvious disability like a missing limb, it's really hard getting recognition and justice, and to get people to take it seriously

 

[Streetwise]

in the UK autism is seen as a foregone conclusion !it's just how much care you need and how vile The particular adjudicator is!
in the UK of the system as you either get it at an assessment or at a tribunal.
at the the tribunal there are two doctors and maybe a psychologist! there is also what I call the grass (deceit two-faced )Who looks for information they think you've withheld.
what you do is send all the medical evidence you've got from the last three months and you write about what you believe are your problems !they send you an extremely long questionnaire it isn't just for autism ,its things like can you hold a quart of milk ? it's a lot like France's disability benefit system ,you have to be incapable of work to get ESA support group !our equivalent to yours is ESA work group.
have you had any hospital admissions ( inpatient) emergency room admissions take that.

 

[Crossbreed]

I had an attorney who knew the system. In my case, I could do work. I just could not maintain working relationships necessary to get or keep a job (outside of a seller's market).

Social Security's questionnaire didn't really have a means to declare that,* but my attorney knew how to.

*I would not have qualified on just my own testimony.

 

[matt000333]

Well this is best attorney I have had and sounds to me like they didnt do their job the way they should have just got old bad info that lined up with their opinion of me I had a bad docter before and some bad counselors they all thought I didnt have autism though and I havent seen any of them for two years they left out my current counselor who I had seen almost a year probably because she supports me but I think my lawyer can get all bad ones discredited as they didnt think I had autism and they hadnt even seen me in years whole thing just would be very fishy to me to ignore my current medical to go back to old ones if I was the appeals court.