hello all, There have been a few letters on the troubles of getting approvalfor SSI Disability.The need of a lawyer might be necessary but a little footwork of your own will help out more. i talked to three lawyers and they wouldn't even talk to me until I was rejected two times. After I signed up with the feds they told me what info I had to supply. One thing was I had to list the names of every doctor I had seen in the past year. They had to fill out a special form.Then state social Service Department contacted me by letter . The social worker gave me her work phone number. After three weeks I called her up to see if the doctors returned the form. I had seven doctors three didn't return the letter to her. two weeks later I called again my Neuro still hadn't returned the form. I then called the neuro's office and gave him the message that I needed that letter and that it was important to me. I was honest and truthful through out the whole processs. I got my disability on the first try. Thanks to the lawyers I saved myself a few bucks Howard