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Dear List: REgarding reassesment for social benefits for pd'rs is a giant waste of time and gov't tax dollars as well as unneeded trauma for the person. It is very unlikely thst any cure or treatment presently available would change our work status. It reminds of an argument I got in with an official with unemployment innsurance; I had told a new employee her earnings for a period so she could report it to them. In her case they took her earnings dollar for dollar off her benefits, so she was basically working for nothing. Paying a sitter was actually putting her BEHIND. She came to me virtually in tears holding our pay stub The gov't had decided her reimbursement of expenses for travel were actually earninga because they came about as a result of employment. This poor lady was ready to quit saying she couldn't afford to work! I phoned the local office nad patiently explained the situation to the clerk. She stubbornly stuck to her guns. I finally said the gov't cant possibly be THAT stupid. She said :"Oh yes we can!" nufff said. At 07:32 AM 2/5/99 -0600, you wrote: >>I am 58/diagnosed at age 37. I have been on disability >>for 7 years and SS is reviewing my eligibility status. >>My husband passed away four months ago so medicare >>is my primary coverage so I am fearful that they may >>take away my disability--anyone have any feedback on this? >>Winnie Carol Gray > >Carol, review will be a more frequent event for those of us on SSDI with >government cutbacks. > >In review they want to know through medical records if the diagnosis is the >same and you have been seeing the doctor on a regular basis and taking the >treatment. The doctors records will record changes in your condition and >other conditions that may have occurred. If you have have cataracts for >example or have had your driving privileges removed because of your >condition are important facts. In short all of your conditions are additive >in the review. Leave nothing out. Evaluation by a movements disorder >specialist and his report of his findings is one of the best documents. SS >will not seek out the records...you have to present your own evidence. > >They will also review if you have been working by checking SS records for >earnings. If you have worked you may lose your coverage. The definition of >disability for SSDI is the inability to work at any job. Taking a "paupers" >oath is required to obtain SSDI. > >Given your age, education and condition are there any jobs in numbers that >you could reasonable fill? This answer has to be no. > >Congress and the American taxpayers want to be sure that no one on SSDI has >a miraculous recovery without them knowing about it. > >One article, What Parkinsonians Should Know about SSDI, by Dr. Scovern >describes the SSDI process. It is at: > >http://www.ionet.net/~jcott/homepage/archive/011.html > >We all will have to undergo review. > > >[log in to unmask] Search the parkinsn archive online at: > http://james.parkinsons.org.uk > Catch the Parkinsn List messages on line at: > http://www.ionet.net/~jcott/homepage/archive/patp.html > *NEW*Click the page ads and use the new search tools*NEW* >John Cottingham > >