Disability and lyme

If you goggle just fo this hear you will find posts on this a few years ago.

Your answer is NO. There is a specific list of issues/diseases and lyme is not one of them.

What people have done is had a Dr form or whatever that says they had Arthritis, depression ect- stuff on the list that is covered. I had this bookmarked and hard drive failed.

Then you apply three times. The third time is the one that matters. If you are over 50, chances are greatly increased to get it.

Many of us changed jobs. I still cant do what I used to do- prob never will again.

Wonder if they pay couch testers a good income ?

Applying for SSI...was turned down for SSDI for not having enough work credits yet. I can't do the same work I used to, anything physical, driving. I have severe sleep apnea, myalgia, arthralgia, anxiety, depression. I have no idea if these symptoms amount to a legitimate disability in SSA's eyes. These Sx have gotten worse in the last 3 years. It would be a great relief and I would be able to afford supplements. I listed a half dozen doctors, diagnoses and med Rx's, so I hope to get some help.

I have been looking into this a bit more. I didn't realize this but it seems like there's two types of disability. There's disability through the gov't/social security, and then there's disability offered through insurance companies. My company does offer disability. Although it's a little tricky to figure out how it works exactly. Obviously insurance companies try to deny your claim around every turn, so I will probably need a lawyer to have a shot at getting disability out of the company. The lawyer costs 25 percent of what you make up to 6k, I believe.

According to this list, Lyme disease is a common claim for disability insurance. Just because it's common, doesn't mean that it gets approved, I suppose:
https://www.disabilitysecrets.com/social_security_disability_medical_conditions.html

Actually, he explains this a little bit more here:
https://www.disabilitysecrets.com/social-security-disability-lyme-disease.html

I was wondering, can your LLMD be considered your PCP? Most PCPs, like mine, are anti-Lyme and will say you don't have lyme and give you poor testing that says your negative, when Igenex says you're positive. My PCP gave me a test and it said I was negative for Lyme, and this is just going to hurt my case.

Post Edited (gfields) : 11/30/2017 5:53:41 PM (GMT-7)

My LLMD fills out disability paperwork for his patients. I don't know much about it since I work full time, but it seems like some Lyme patients of his get on disability.