Savannah Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 It has been 19 months since I have applied for SSDI. I got turned down, lost my appeal and now have my Admin Law Judge appointment set for December 29. I had contacted nt Congressman a few months ago and he was able to get my file pulled and assigned to a Judge which supposedly helped speed up the process. Who knows if it really did. I hope to hear from my attorney to review the case, but that probably won't happen until closer to the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeremonyNewOrder Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Congrats! I hope you are able to get SSDI now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surreal Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) . Edited October 11, 2014 by surreal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing!t Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Congrats. I am waiting for my hearing date to be set. Let's hope our judges are fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 That's great! I hope you can get SSDI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I hope the best for all of you with upcoming hearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surreal Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Thank you, Mim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Thank you, Mim. You're welcome. I ended up not having to have a hearing. I was denied the first time, but my appeal was accepted, so maybe I can leave some good luck cooties in here for everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night in Juniper Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Wishing you well! I have been waiting since around August 2013 so I'm at 13 months now. I'm told that in my state, it is 12-16 months wait for the ALJ. Again, good luck. I know the ride is long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savannah Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Night, Have you considered asking your Congressman for help. Mine actually told me I should have contacted them even earlier so they could help! It can't hurt, and they were happy to help. The congressman even sent me a letter thanking me for allowing him to help me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveyoursanity Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Your congressman may have helped-- all I know is that my admin law judge took me 30 months to get =x BUT that was also back in 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night in Juniper Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Savannah, No I've never heard of doing that. I've been going by what my lawyer suggests... knew about the "dire needs" which could move a ALJ hearing up but I don't qualify for dire needs. How did you contact? I would love to know any bit you think would help. That is wonderful of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surreal Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) . Edited October 11, 2014 by surreal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savannah Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Night, I went to the Congressman's website and filled out a form. In about 2 days I got an email response from an aide asking for more information. Getting the hearing scheduled took about 2 months and then the 3 month wait for the hearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savannah Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Surreal, I didn't try to commit suicide until last month. Had 2hospitalizations with 2days between. I was paranoid I was being followed and that God was telling me to kill myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night in Juniper Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Thank you, Savannah. I see that option on his website. A lot of this has to vary by state, as the criteria here for "dire needs" does not include suicide risk even though my doctor has proclaimed that I am and the lawyer has the paperwork. I spoke to them recently, asking if there is just any way to speed things up because I am at risk of losing my medications. They checked into it and said no- that it has to be a formal notice of eviction and something else qualified, I think, but not mental health status and not a risk of losing medications. I'm on Latuda and Seroquel XR, so you can understand how that could happen! We are right at the income limit of free meds through their makers and I am at their mercy. For some reason, our annual salary is considered sizeable enough to pay for $800/month Latuda and $500/month Seroquel XR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surreal Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) . Edited October 11, 2014 by surreal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night in Juniper Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) Okay, well, shi*. Thanks for the link, surreal. Grr why are my lawyers not using this? Maybe because I have not been hospitalized in years, so there would be no actual proof of it except for my psychiatrist writing up his opinion. This is all so frustrating; hate this for us all. It's hard enough to get stable without rocking a boat someone else should be in command of. Edited October 4, 2014 by Night in Juniper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night in Juniper Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 surreal, I hate kind of highjacking the thread but I just want to thank you. I brought the page up with my lawyer and he's recommended that my doctor write a short bit about why my case should be flagged as "Potentially Violent" or suicide risk. He says if we can get it to go through, it would certainly help move things along. Looks like this is something for people here to check into while they are waiting for 12 + months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surreal Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) . Edited October 11, 2014 by surreal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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