Thanks, Norine, Diane and all.

I live in the New York City area, where bureaucracies are harsh and the rule
of thumb seems to be deny, deny, deny. Hence my wish to have a lawyer at
this point.

I will try not to fall, though sometimes my best efforts in this regard are
to no avail! :-)

Kathleen

On 19 June 2010 10:47, Norine Stark <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Kathleen:
>
>
> I agree with Raylene that you do not need  a lawyr to get approved - at
> least not until the hearing level.  Not taking your meds the day of a
> consultative exam can backfire on you as it coukld lead to the examiner
> opining that you do not follow prescribed treatment. Begging and nagging
> are
> uaseless as you don't meet with the person making the decision until the
> hearing level.  Falling over in the office is nort suggested as you may
> actually hurt yourself and have to be taken to the E/R.  Also the
> iunterviewer has to write observations of you during the interview-
> including how yiou came into the interview are and how you left the offfice
> - there have been instances of persons walking in very slowly and while
> leaving then office they were seen jumping or running and the interviewer
> was able to see this remarkable recovery and note it in the file.
>
> As I said before hiow you comoplete the disability report will have the
> greatest affect on the outcome as it determines what medical conditions
> evidernce will be sought for your claim.
>
> Norine
>
> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 7:22 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I'd try begging and nagging first if I were you - it's cheaper. A
> strategic
> > burst of sobbing or falling over in their offices helps.
> >
> > Quoting Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]>:
> >
> > > Recently put in an application for SSDI and was rejected, which I
> > understand
> > > is a very common outcome. Now I need to get a lawyer to appeal the
> > decision.
> > > If anyone knows of a good attorney in the NYC area who specializes in
> > this
> > > issue and has a record of success with PD patients, I would appreciate
> a
> > > referral.
> > >
> > > I noticed on the site of a big firm that under the heading
> "neurological
> > > disorders," PD is not listed.
> > > http://www.binderandbinder.com/SSD-SSI-and-Your-Pain/Neurological-
> > Disorders.shtml<http://www.binderandbinder.com/SSD-SSI-and-Your-
> > Pain/Neurological-Disorders.shtml>
> > >
> > > Also, for anyone else out there who is going through this, here is a
> link
> > to
> > > a form developed by PAN:
> > > http://www.parkinsonsaction.org/PDform
> > >
> > > All suggestions, advice will be appreciated!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Kathleen
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