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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 214653"><p><a href="http://www.ssa.gov/pgm/links_disability.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ssa.gov/pgm/links_disability.htm</a></p><p></p><p>You can start the process online. It's a lengthy process and you'll need letters from doctors stating his disability, I believe. If you've kept your social security statements that you get every year, you can refer to that as it explains how much benefits he would be eligible to receive for disability. If he qualifies, he'll also be covered under medicare. </p><p></p><p>From people I've talked to, it's been easier to get approved based on mental illness than, say, a chronic health condition. </p><p></p><p>It's very common to be turned down at first and have to appeal. And appeal again. A lot of people end up hiring an attorney that specializes in social security disability cases. But, that's not where you start. Your husband may very well be approved the first time through because of the nature of his illness. I just wanted to let you know that if you don't get approved the first time, it's not the end of the road. Also, if you have to go through a lengthy appeal process and then he gets approved, the benefits would be retroactive to the date filed.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 214653"] [URL]http://www.ssa.gov/pgm/links_disability.htm[/URL] You can start the process online. It's a lengthy process and you'll need letters from doctors stating his disability, I believe. If you've kept your social security statements that you get every year, you can refer to that as it explains how much benefits he would be eligible to receive for disability. If he qualifies, he'll also be covered under medicare. From people I've talked to, it's been easier to get approved based on mental illness than, say, a chronic health condition. It's very common to be turned down at first and have to appeal. And appeal again. A lot of people end up hiring an attorney that specializes in social security disability cases. But, that's not where you start. Your husband may very well be approved the first time through because of the nature of his illness. I just wanted to let you know that if you don't get approved the first time, it's not the end of the road. Also, if you have to go through a lengthy appeal process and then he gets approved, the benefits would be retroactive to the date filed. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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