At Thu, 24 Oct 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>At Wed, 23 Oct 2002, K Nygren wrote:
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>>I am more than happy to assist anyone that would like help.
>Dear Karla,
>I am a regular reader of this board (and occasional writer), but I
>choose not to use my name for this one even though some people on the
>board do not respond to anonymous posts. Over the last few years,
>things like this have happened several times: someone says something
>that in no way is intended to wound anyone, but it's taken the wrong way
>and the other person gets angry. Just for the record, I appreciate your
>offer of help, and I think we should be grateful that someone on the
>board knows about these legal matters. For the other person who got so
>upset, I hope you're feeling better about things by now; we all have
>pain and stress in our lives or we wouldn't be here, and I believe
>that's why you reacted the way you did. I hope when you feel a little
>better, you'll see things differently--just that someone was offering
>help. In fact, while I don't want to tell people how to act and react,
>I believe we all need to remember that it is unlikely that anyone who
>bothers to write on this board do so out of animosity toward others.
>Maybe we could give one another the benefit of the doubt before assuming
>the worst.
>A friend
>
>I would also like to say that I never intended to insult or be
>argumentative with anyone. Perhaps the state agency handling the cases
>in Florida did not get all of the records for the person's claim....I
>can't argue that one. I do know that the agencies here, (I have filed
>in both Wisconsin and Michigan) contacted each and every doctor and
>hospital that I told them about to get medical records. It is a shame
>if they did not do that. My only reason for even responding was to let
>people know exactly how it works. It does not matter which state you
>live in when it comes to being denied and hiring an attorney. The
>hearing stage of appeals occurs after two denials. A person files their
>original
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>claim....gets denied....files for a reconsideration...gets
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>denied...and then files for a hearing. This is the stage where most
>people hire an attorney. The third denial would only leave an appeal to
>the appeals council. At this stage you don't even get a hearing before
>a judge. The judges decision is reviewed, but very few (according to
>Social Security statistics that number is 1%) are overturned. Once
>again, I am not here trying to cause problems....just trying to set the
>record straight and assist anyone who would like assistance.
>>
>>Karla
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>>Karla,
>>Thank you for the info on SSD you posted. I hope you are available to answer specific questions if they come up here. Having someone that knows the ins and outs of how it works would help a lot of people who read this message board.
>>In my experience, I did qualify for the SSD but I guess it was because of how my doctor answered the questions.
>>I know I have seen many questions from people who did not qualify, so your help would be greatly appreciated!
>>Sincerely,
>>Debby