Thanks, Norine. I found a disability attorney to work with, but I would love to know more about your perspective on what is needed to present a successful application. Any general thoughts you'd care to post to the list? Kathleen On 18 June 2010 09:48, Norine Stark <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn