social security

I see I have had 97 people look at my post on Social Security Disability and going before an ALS judge, yet I did not get a single reply. Has no one been through the process of going before an ALS judge? Was really hoping I could find someone who has been through this that could tell me what to...

Has anyone on this forum had to appear before an administrative law judge in order to receive your SSD? If so, do you get an answer that day as to whether or not you get the disability or do you have to wait? If you have to wait, how long is the wait? I have been denied twice so I hired a...

I was wondering if anyone else was diagnosed with Fibro and also autoimmune diseases. I recently had surgery for a esophageal alacasia which is a very rare auto immune disease. And for most of my adult life (I'm 53) I have lived with degenerative bone, disc, and joint disease. Most of my life...

AS a teacher in Texas we don't pay into social security. We use teacher retirement as a few other states do too. So I am not eligible fro SS disability. Has anyone here gone though a teacher retirement disability? If so how successful were you?

Hi there - I am new to this site and have been out of work since March 2013. My disability benefits ended last year so have no income now. I applied for social security disability and after jumping thru all the hoops and waiting for months I just got turned down. I want to re-apply and have...

Feeling depressed big time today. I found out yesterday my claim for social security disability was denied. Now I will have to hire a lawyer and file an appeal. It's hard enough being in pain but to be denied something I paid into for 40 years is a slap in the face. I am trying to keep a...

Hello Everyone, I'm new here but I have been fighting with Fibromyalgia and chronic pain since 2009. I have had RA since I was 12 and was in remission for several years. In 2007 I needed to have my lower back fused. And unfortunately in 2013 my now exhusband gave me the herpes virus. I...

After much anxiety and contemplation, I finally applied for Social Security Disability. This was very hard, not only because of the amount of information you had to provide, but also, it was another step in my journey of acceptance. It has truly changed the direction of my future. One I would...

I am so completly miserable I hate myself. I am a total failure. A looser. I am a victim of myself. I emotionaly and physically abuse myself. For mothers day my son told me he didnt like spending time with me, that i suck him dry. It hurt but i dont blame him. I havent paid my mortgage in...

Hello Everyone, It is so great to have a forum like this for support. The last thing my doctor told me was "this day will be your best day as you will only digress", accept you know have a disability. I wanted him to be very forthright with me and he was, it meant the world to me and I am so...