DISABILITY again?

Question

Try to be short with this. I was diagnosed in June 2002 that i had Pulmonary Fibrosis and that i would need a double lung transplant. At this time i went on portable oxygen tanks to help me breathe. Feb 2003 i was transplanted for the lungs. March 27 i was released from the hospital. June 1 2003 i went back to work. From that date on i have had numerouse problems freom the transplant as well as other organ damage because of the medicines. I have chronic kidney failure which according to all my doctors is whats causing all the other ailments i am having because my kidneys arent working like they should. They have cause me to have neuropathy in my hands and feet but i am NOT eligible for a kidney transplant because the doctors say my lungs wont hold up for any type of major suregery, plus they have stated that there is no way they will re-transplant me at all because my body is basically torn up from the meds i am taking. ANYWAY i am currently still working for the fed govt but i have to go out this year on med disability because there is no way i can now perform my job because of my lungs and kidney and heart disease. What i want to know is: do i or did i qualify for ANY type of disability from any agency during that time frame. I am still considered to be disabled according to the doctors because of the health problems now, plus i use oxygen again as a result of my lungs failing again, this time its called "broncholitis obliterans" and there is no cure for it except the transplant that i cant have. I was told by some outsiders that i still would or should be qualified for some form of social security from the very first day until now june 2002 until present even though i still work. One of my wifes co-workers had a kidney transplant and the ssa recognized it and they pay her TODAY a monthly check and she is working full time. They told me that lungs were not recognized in the medicare or social security guides or rules. Now am i entitled to any thing at all while i am still working...THANKS...Tony

Answer 1

yo Tony you sound fricked up... for one, SS has there own definition of who is disabled no matter if your doctors state otherwise... even if you are blind or a paraplegic you still may not meet their definition of disabled. I can tell you that if you are working while you are applying for disability you might as well forget your effort. You definately will not be eligible for disability benefits if you are able to do some type of work... and they do not care if you have no legs because in their eyes you can be productive by stuffing envelopes to get by since your arms would be in working order. You have to convince them that your quality of life is getting worse every day... not better. You will also need at least 3 witnesses to back your story up... family members are just fine. You definately have to prove that your afflictions keep you from even tying your own shoes because the kidney pain is too much even on pain relievers. Also you probably are eligible for MEDICAID... not Medicare, Medicaid. If they find you disabled your medical bills and medications will be covered 100%... unlike the Medicare programs which include monies out of your assets. Also never say that anyone is giving you any money or loans... only that you owe freinds and family for your room & board & food &... you get the picture. A plus side is that SS usually will OK your claim for benefits if Medicaid has approved your application for benefits...good luck and be persitant because you will be denied the first time for sure. If it comes to the point that SS wants you to come to a hearing you might want to hire a lawyer... they work on contingency... meaning they will not charge you for their representation unless they win for you. Good luck done this road because it will not happen overnight... just stick with it and you should prevail~~~

Answer 2

Based upon the given tips, now not query that you simply must be on incapacity. No topic who the care giver is and although you're a mogul. Disability is an coverage declare that your paid charges for while you labored. You want a specialised Social Security Lawyer. Why? Because the men and women who paintings at and function the Social Security procedure are NOT your buddy(s). They're now not there to support you and/or to carrier your declare. Their task is to knock your declare stuffed with holes. And they are well at it. I was once a clever as*, and carried out, was once denied, appealed; was once denied; and appealed once more; was once denied once more. Three years without a sales. In a wheelchair. If now not for a significant household who cared for me, I'd be lengthy useless. Through a stroke of shear success, I got here throughout a legal professional who specialised in social protection claims. Did the whole lot by way of her places of work through mail. Sent her what she want. Signed what she mentioned to signal. Mail, backward and forward. Her price: 25% of the retroactive verify. two months later I got a letter from Social Security putting me on everlasting incapacity. It's referred to as an award letter. The letter defined how my per month repayments had been computed. It again dated through incapacity date three years. And the even deducted the legal professional price and despatched that off to her. The stability was once attatched to the award letter. I suffered for 3 years considering I suggestion I was once clever and deserving. Sometimes the ones 2 tendencies don't seem to be ample. You want a legal professional who is aware of the procedure BETTER than the 'clerks' that function it. Get a legal professional. You'll begin receiving your deserved assessments quickly. Good Luck. You'll thank me later.