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Attention: Susan Reese Susan, ya have to understand that the words "positive," and "Social Security Disability" cannot be used together without the addition of a third word which is "lawyer." NOW you have the magic key... It took me 3 years, the last 2 with an attorney on the job, to get S.S.D., after numerous appeals (and after having had PD for 15 years at that time), before the "Hanging Judge" (I sincerely hope and pray this evil, sadistic man is subjected to the "what goes around, comes around devil!") most reluctantly declared me to be "disabled." The POSITIVE side of this all, is that once declared disabled, one is awarded back S.S.D. benefits (NOT always from the first day you're declared to be disabled, either... rather from an arbitrary date set by the judge (which you CAN appeal), and if you've been run ragged by S.S.D. having to get all kinds of medical tests and reviews prior to your S.S.D. award, you'll end up with, due to the great passage of time, a potentially hefty hunk of dough, in a lump sum payment. You'll also become, (generally) elgible to get Medicare... either type A, B or both. Given my druthers of ever going thru the S.S.D. nightmare once again or having a root canal, I'd opt for the root canal ANY time! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Parkinson's Disease - Information Exchange Network on behalf of Susan Reese Sent: Thursday, March 14, 1996 6:44 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: disability Hi Everyone, In the YOPD I&R Center I get many calls from people who are struggling with issues around getting Disability both from employers and from Soc Security. Does anyone have any POSITIVE hints or experiences to share or any resources or articles that I should keep in my files to share with others? Thanks for your help. Susan Reese APDA YOPD Center 1-800-2239776 [log in to unmask] --JAA18457.826995672/upsmot03.msn.com--