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Katherine: G\ad you were able to find an attorney to assist you throrugfh the appeals process. Your attorney should request a copy of your fuel from SSA . Ir is vital that you ensure that the Disability Report is updated from the date you filed the application. it should, list not just PD bat all other medical conditions yo have that can affect your ability to preform any work that you have done in the past 15 tears A claim can be awarded at steps 3, 4 or 5 of the evaluation process. If your PD taken alone is not severe enough sometimes other conditions looked a in combination with the PD may point to an allowance at step 3 based on medical evidence alone. When your claim is not awarded at step 3 the examiner goes to step 4 - can you still perform your past relevant work - your education and transferable skills are considered. if no award is made at steep44 then step 5 is used to determine you ability to peform any work that exists in the US economy, . This is where it differs form state disability or worker;s comp - such programs pay you for not being able to do your last job, SSA will award if you are unable to do any word all. Your educational background age and past work history are strongly considered. in a step 4 or5 decision. Make sure your attorney has a full description of your work history and how it would be affected bu your medical conditions.. If your claim is medically approved up to 25% of your retroactive payment will be withheld toward the approved portion of his Fee. most attorneys have you sign a fee agreement which limits the fee to a certain amount with exceptions, if a fee agreement is not used then he wail,l file FEE PETITION stating all his costs. In either case the amount must be APPROVED BY PERSON WHO MADE THE DECISION ALLOWING YOUR CLAIM. You will be notified of the approved amount and given the right to protest if you disagree with it. Good luck W 3ess at, Jun 19, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > So true, Ray, about people needing to be shown. Take a look at what > NINDS/NIH has to say about PD...it vastly understates the effects of the > disease, IMHO. > > > http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/parkinsons_disease/parkinsons_disease.htm > > About applying a second time: I've been encouraged to appeal rather than > start over from scratch, because if you win on appeal, benefits are > retroactive to the date of your original application. Most lawyers take 25 > percent of that retroactive portion if you win, nothing if you lose. > > So glad you were able to succeed with the help of Dr. Silver! > > Kathleen > > > > > On 18 June 2010 11:59, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Kathleen > > > > applying a 2nd time might be cheaper than a lawyer. I was rejected on > > first attempt, on 2nd I had letter from Dr. Dee Silver that blew their > minds > > plus I demonstrated how I couldn't type without errors. also if PD meds > > work for you they will think you are OK if you appear for the interview > > medicated. I didn't have micrographia on first attempt so I "flunked" > that > > part of the physical. > > > > I have found that even friends who want to understand don't get what you > > go through. So those who want to refuse SSD have to be shown. > > > > Ray > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Kathleen Cochran" <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 10:34 AM > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Social Security Disability Insurance --lawyer? > > > > 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 > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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