MIKE, THANKS FOR THE INFO. I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOU THINK MY CHANCES ARE OF GETTING SSDB THE FIRST TIME ARE. i'M 49 ALMOST 50, DIAGNOSED 5YEARESNOW AND HAVE BEEN WORKING BUT I THINK ITS TIME TO APPLY. MY DOCTORS WILL SUPPORT AND ALL TAAHT I READ FROM SSA THE IMPAIRMENT LIST AND BEING 50 APPEAR TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD. ALSO CAN PD BE CONSIDERD PRESUMPTIVE? IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR OPINION aGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH HAVE A EXTRA SPECIAL DAY PHIL