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Thank you. That's helpful. > ---------- > From: Rayilyn Brown > Reply To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2001 2:40 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: How I got SS Disability on 2nd try > > On first try I wasn't "bad off' enough and my neuro did not fill out > required > forms and I didn't go in person because symptoms weren't bad enough yet.. > > On 2nd try I had 3 page ltr from chief honcho neuro in San Diego, CA., Dr. > Dee Silver and he really snowed them with info they probably didn't > understand. The ltr was originally intended for my primary care Dr. as I > live far from San Diego. I also had 3 different neuros signatures on my > year's California State Disability forms all with PD diagnosis, easy to > get, > but only lasts a yr. > > After grueling hour trip on medical bus, I staggered into Riverside SS > Office > in person with ttyped statemente of Whwy RAyaialyn Bowwrownw can't work, > wiht all errorrs, I Haad been oding parttime owrworod processing ;after > reetierinng froom teaching. > > I was in tears and shaking when I was interviewed by sympathetic > bureaucrat > who said I had good documentation, and didn't care about those stupid > questions like "what books do you read?". > > I guess what worked was: > 1. Going in person to office in bad condition > 2. Having good documentation, some of which they couldnd't understand > (involves findiing right neuro who had enough pride to send great info to > my > primary, DR. Silver even gave me a couple of free books) > 3. Demonstrate why you can't do job you are doing, in my case the bad > typing. > 4. Good Luck > Rayilyn Brown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn