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Janet...didn't you post SSDI info?
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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 141543" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>DDD,</p><p></p><p>I worked for a period of time as a Social Security disability adjudicator at the state level. I can tell you that Janet's information is completely correct.</p><p></p><p>I would not use the alcoholism issue at all. Social Security stopped allowing disabilities attributed to alcohol or drug abuse some years back due to some extremely negative media coverage. I think it may have originated with a 60 minutes expose. Abuse of alcohol and/or drugs is now used to deny cases- no matter how serious other dual disabilities may be.</p><p></p><p>The residuals of his Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) are much more likely to be helpful to his case. A recent neuropsychological evaluation that addresses issues like "persistence and pace" will help enormously. Your doctor can complete one of SS's mental functional capacity form to discuss these issues. Having a number of daily activity questionnaires completed by people who know your son is also helpful. Any evidence that shows social disfunctioning (number of jobs, length of jobs, firings, etc) needs to be included. It is important to spend a lot of time on the questionnaires and include all the details. </p><p></p><p>Young people (in SS's view, that's under 49) almost always end up at a hearing to be awarded benefits. Having your own medical witnesses present at the hearing can make a huge difference. SS has its own physicians on contract who evaluate by reviewing submitted records only. They do not see or interview the person applying for disability, but they may be called to the hearing to testify as an expert witness. This is why it is vital to get your ducks in a row and present extremely thorough evidence.</p><p></p><p>Don't be discouraged by an initial denial of benefits. The majority of initial applications by younger individuals are denied . As a young person, one either needs to "meet a listing" or be a death's door to qualify at that level. The SS administrative law judges have more leeway to award benefits .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 141543, member: 3704"] DDD, I worked for a period of time as a Social Security disability adjudicator at the state level. I can tell you that Janet's information is completely correct. I would not use the alcoholism issue at all. Social Security stopped allowing disabilities attributed to alcohol or drug abuse some years back due to some extremely negative media coverage. I think it may have originated with a 60 minutes expose. Abuse of alcohol and/or drugs is now used to deny cases- no matter how serious other dual disabilities may be. The residuals of his Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) are much more likely to be helpful to his case. A recent neuropsychological evaluation that addresses issues like "persistence and pace" will help enormously. Your doctor can complete one of SS's mental functional capacity form to discuss these issues. Having a number of daily activity questionnaires completed by people who know your son is also helpful. Any evidence that shows social disfunctioning (number of jobs, length of jobs, firings, etc) needs to be included. It is important to spend a lot of time on the questionnaires and include all the details. Young people (in SS's view, that's under 49) almost always end up at a hearing to be awarded benefits. Having your own medical witnesses present at the hearing can make a huge difference. SS has its own physicians on contract who evaluate by reviewing submitted records only. They do not see or interview the person applying for disability, but they may be called to the hearing to testify as an expert witness. This is why it is vital to get your ducks in a row and present extremely thorough evidence. Don't be discouraged by an initial denial of benefits. The majority of initial applications by younger individuals are denied . As a young person, one either needs to "meet a listing" or be a death's door to qualify at that level. The SS administrative law judges have more leeway to award benefits . [/QUOTE]
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