I had a new doctor today, whom I told of the pain and pressure in my head, and she actually listened to me and did something about it. She raised my Risperidone from 3mg to 4mg, which I’m almost certain isn’t going to work, but at least she tried something.
She also signed a form I had from SNAP that says I can’t work in order to get an EBT card. I was really nervous about asking the doctor to do that. Now I’m not as afraid of going to the disability office. Hopefully I can use a copy of the form as evidence in my appeal for SSI as well. Woohoo?
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I had to get my doctor I was seeing in the hospital to sign a form for me then the clinical nurse I saw every two weeks just to get SSI. I wish you good luck. I know people who have struggled for years to get ssdi and SSI.
That doesn’t sound too difficult. I’ve been hospitalized a few times too, so I’ve got that going for me. lol I’m going to hire a lawyer right away.
But something I was wondering is…if a lawyer says he’s a social security lawyer and does ssd, does that mean he will do ssi too? Or if you like, applied for ssdi and ssi at the same time, will he/she take care of both?
Also, the lawyer’s office I talked to told me that what they do is appeals. That you apply and get rejected first, and then they take your case. Is that the way it is and the way I’m supposed to do it?
I think that the lawyer will handle both ssd and ssi. I waited two years to go through the process. My psychiatrist helped me get the ssd. Hope this helps.
It is usually the same application for SSI and SSDI. One lawyer should handle both. But, yes, try on your own to get them and then, if successful, you won’t need a lawyer.
I went through the appeals process with a legal assistant, by the way.
J.
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