I am wondering if anyone else has had the same experience as I did trying to
get disability benefits.
I applied last year, and of course got denied, over the phone that is, this
happened two times. I have a friend who is a lawyer so he has offered his
services, and have started to be treated a little differently. It has been
about 6 months now since I was afforded the privilege of filling out the
massive amount of paper work, which he helped me with as well.
I have been required to see a therapist by them. He assumes because I was
taking zoloft for a year that there could be something wrong with me in that
respect?????
Well I went through that. Then about two months after that I get a call from
my inlaws saying that they had been contacted by disability asking questions
about me for 30 minutes or more. Then my mother calls saying the same thing.
I was really pissed off about this.. I know they asked about my family, and
what they did to help, and there names. I never thought for a second that
they would phone them, and ask very personal questions about me.
My lawyer told me that, out of all the cases he has worked on, this was the
first time that he had ever encountered this. He also told me to tell them if
they got anything in the mail for them to sign, that he wanted to be aware of
it first, before it was mailed back in.. Sometimes they seem to word things a
little differently on paper than it was meant. So rather than most people
reading the entire thing, they would just scan over it, sign it, and there
goes your benefits, gives them another reason to deny us.
To top this off, I recieved another letter stating that they wanted me to see
this medical doctor that they had made an appointment with, and contacted. So
after being examined for 2 hours, I must say this was the most precise
physical that I had ever had in my entire life!
He asked more questions than my own doctor, although he did not give me a
chance to answer the questions completely. I was very aggravated over this.
I know that he sensed my annoyance about the entire situation but, I cannot
help but wonder why he needed to measure my legs, the length, as well as the
circumfrance of them. as well as so many other things.
I realize that they must be sure that they can do this before they just give
benefits to anyone, but enough is enough,,,,,,,,, How much should one
individual have to endure.
Does everyone have to go through this?
What about the exams
I would really appreciate any input on this, I am really curious to know what
everyone has gone through, and how much more they will want to know about me.
I mean this doctor had information about my job history dating back to when I
was a teenager?
Thanks everyone, I know this is long, but I am so angered about this, and I
wanted to explain it in the best words that I could.
Thanks
Jenny