I do not live in the nyc rea nor do I know of anm attorney who apecializes in PD cases, but if you want general information or help in completing the paperwork. I am a retired SSA employee who was very proficient in SSA disability and my SSSSA claim was approved at the intial level. I am willing tio assist anyone who contats me with assistnace in filing outthyepaperwork Norine Stark On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > 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