Has anyone ever filed for disability for anxiety or depression?

I see, well the amount a lawyer will take is up to 6k in illinois, or 25% . my claim goes back a more than a year. I cant reason with giving 5 to 6 k away. its alot of money. im told if denied appeal asap. if denied then hire lawyer, for 2nd appeal. Its really hard living like this with no money for like 6 yrs on and off. I never married, now i really want this decision so i will know how to proceed. i'd like to find a pt job, and do some volunteer work. with my life. im worried, if i get a pt job now it will affect my claim for ssd. so hear i wait. praying for approval.

ssd is disability, i just abbreciate it. i check back when i have more information

same thing for me nick, they have my medical records and they are current, i go to dr, psychiatrist , social workers (2) every month, yes im waiting for decision

Hi valeriek

Hang in there! They say everyone gets denied the first time, so it is normal. Hire an attorney so they can help you! When did you apply?

Oh, so you applied in May for both SSI and SSDI? Wow, that was a quick response. I applied for SSDI on January, 2013, and for SSI on May, 2013, and have not received a denial or approval as of today. Let's see what happens.

Oh ok. That was a quick response. Have you been to a psychiatric hospital for your depression?

I wish you the best valeriek, I hope everything works out for you!

dear moderator,i totally disagree with u about depression....You try applying for 20k job in 7yrs and waste gas and time with employers who are frankly white collars criminals.and hire anyone nearing late40's or approachinng 50....this treatment is a joke here in my town working for debt settlement company, i was very happy, for 59 days and then boss told me i could leave, he got his 10k tax right off and 5ktax right off for me. and told me he bring in intern or free or very cheap since i setup office and systems and did such a good job that he didnt need me anymore. i nearly ****** myself that day, then to my surprise,postal inspectors came to my home with huge guns on there side tell me they investigating company. wanted me to be federal informant...look this is justone example of what i been thru,not to mention .mental drama as a child and raising 2kids alone in chicago, with no dads or support. put them through catholics schools for 9yrs on 22k a years total income. i cry for7 yrs now because im a loser now,im unwanted by american companies and foreign companies. this country isnot land of dreams. its land of destruction of dreams.... i have so much more to say. at this point im have hired lawyer and filed reconsideration. the truth is if i dont get disability my life is over. i will b e homeless. i dont have family to take me in.employers dont want employees they want slaves or endentured servants.. i really tried to be a good person in my life always helping others. i fell so alone i think it best i leave america.take my disability check...... live on countryside in campania , italy,25k for 2 bdrms apt. let go of life in america. i used to love america, now its land of destruction.

Post Edited By Moderator (BnotAfraid) : 10/10/2013 11:08:15 AM (GMT-6)

I did get disability for depression, PTSD, and an anxiety disorder. It took about 6 months to get the decision. I don't have enough work credits for full SSI. I qualify for supplemental disability. I recently had to have it activated and for the first 2 months on my own I will draw 474 dollars then it goes up to 710 which is the maximum.

I saw their dr and he was very nice. He asked me questions about my illnesses and wished me well. The biggest thing I can say is you need a dr on your side. My therapist was great in helping me get disability.

From what I understand a lawyer is limited to be paid by a judges ruling. Your judge will decide a fair parent for the lawyer and the lawyer gets nothing if you lose.

I'm still waiting for a response to my SSDI application I filed on 01/24/2013. It has been almost 10 months. I have been going to therapy consistently, have been to 2 psychiatric hospitals, have seen more than 10 different therapists/psychiatrists for Major depression, OCD, anxiety, I have been switched 5 different antidepressives, take Ativan, and have taken anti psychotics...I have been declared disabled by the state as to certain benefits I'm receiving..any feedback, opinions as to my SSDI case?

Hi mind control

Thanks for writing and for your good wishes! Can I ask you in what website you check your status and it appears they are reviewing the medical portion and how do you know they have until Jan 13 to give you an answer? I log in to SSA.GOV but I don't get any information there. I get updates from calling the DDS worker that has my case assigned, here in the state of Colorado, on a monthly basis. I don't know how much you know about the whole process since you have recently applied, but once you apply through the Social Security, they forward your case to a state office, the Disability Determination Service (DDS), where a DDS case worker is assigned your case. Once they make a decision there, they return it to the SSA and they send you a letter with the determination if they don't need to schedule you for a consultative exam or need to ask you additional questions. You can find out the telephone number of your DDS Worker by calling your local SSA office, they will provide it to you. It appears they don't have a deadline as to my case because as I wrote before, I applied for SSDI on 01/24/2013. I then applied for SSI on 05/2013. On 06/2013 they send me report forms: Request for Information, Function Report, and Work history report. I faxed it back. Here I am at the end of 12/2013 and no decision. If you have more questions or want to share information feel free to write to me, the more informed we are the better!

Thanks and hope to here from you soon,

Nick

Hi mind control

Thanks for the website! I checked and the status is the same as yours: "The Disability Determination Service in your State is processing the medical portion of your claim". The 5 month waiting period is for SSDI in all states. It starts with the onset date. For example, if you applied on 08/2013 but you have documentation that your disability started before that date, let's say 01/2013, that would be the onset date and then your first month of eligibility for payment would be 07/2013 because you start counting the month following your onset date(02/2013). If they say that your onset date is 08/2013, the month you applied, the first month that would count is 09/2013. 01/2014 is your 5th month so then you would be eligible for SSDI payments starting 02/2014. If you apply for SSI also, then they start counting as to backpay the first complete month after application, in your case, 09/2013 and you would get back pay since then. Did you apply for both SSI and SSDI? If not, you should. The SSDI can be done online but the SSI can only be done in person or through telephone. When you had that in person appointment, they might have used the information you submitted online for the SSI. Make sure you know if you applied for SSI. I initially only applied for SSDI because I thought that SSI was only for people that never worked before, however, SSI can pay for the 5 month waiting period as opposed to SSDI. I wish I knew that you could apply for both before.

There is a very good website that has a forum that is dedicated to the Social Security Disability process mostly and answers all kinds of questions regarding the process, I found it last month: ssdfacts.com. It has information regarding the initial application process through appeals. There are a lot of helpful people there that have applied, approved/denied benefits and they have advice/suggestions. If you decide to join, you can find me as: Nick77.

Thanks for writing and hope you join that site!

Nick

Hi mind control

I'm glad that you like the site and that I was able to help you in some manner...yes they are very welcoming, helpful, very encouraging, and very knowledgeable about the whole process. Don't feel bad, sometimes I don't leave my house for days or a week, it's part of being depressed. Just keep on keeping on and you will get through it. You can also write to me on that other site to Nick77. In that site you can write general messages or private messages if you wish. They have information about the different stages of the process and different experiences from different individuals. There are also some representatives there helping people out...I'm glad it was useful and that makes my day!

Hope to hear from you soon,

Nick