Question:
I’ve used up a little more than half of my total lifetime allowance of California state temporary disability, still gently flaring (not nearly as badly as last summer and fall, when I couldn’t get off my bed by myself or pull up the covers). My doctor’s starting me on Remicade as soon as my TB test comes back negative. BUT: I had already made an appointment for federal disability just in case I *don’t* get better before my state disability runs out, so I use the waiting period and get through the first 309,073 denials and appeals by next fall. I’ve never done this before. Does it make sense to start the process now? I can work off and on, but not whole days, and erratically. It’s hard for me to judge when I will and won’t be able to work. One semi-busy day means I can’t do much at all the next day. And Remicade just might work. I might zoom around like a trooper on that. But I’ve had some medicine-related disappointments, and I’m afraid that if I don’t start the SSD/SSI process now, I’ll have a long, disabled, but without income period after the state temporary disability runs out. My absolute hope and prayer is that I *don’t* need disability. My distant fear is that I will. I just want to be ready. And I’m bouncing this off of you to find out whether I’m being sensible. – Mary MacT http://www.prado.com/~iris (new site under construction: http://www.alamedacreek.net/mary)
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Mary, I would go ahead and start the process, because you have to be out of work for a year before you can apply. Then it took me a year to get approved. In our state you can have a try out of going back to work. There is a nine month period where you work and get your disability to see if you can make it. If you can’t make it then you are still signed up. Just a thought. debbie m. http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/angels1/
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’ve used up a little more than half of my total lifetime allowance of > California state temporary disability, still gently flaring (not > nearly as badly as last summer and fall, when I couldn’t get off my > bed by myself or pull up the covers). My doctor’s starting me on > Remicade as soon as my TB test comes back negative. > BUT: I had already made an appointment for federal disability just in > case I *don’t* get better before my state disability runs out, so I > use the waiting period and get through the first 309,073 denials and > appeals by next fall. > I’ve never done this before. Does it make sense to start the process > now? I can work off and on, but not whole days, and erratically. It’s > hard for me to judge when I will and won’t be able to work. One > semi-busy day means I can’t do much at all the next day. > And Remicade just might work. I might zoom around like a trooper on > that. But I’ve had some medicine-related disappointments, and I’m > afraid that if I don’t start the SSD/SSI process now, I’ll have a > long, disabled, but without income period after the state temporary > disability runs out. > My absolute hope and prayer is that I *don’t* need disability. My > distant fear is that I will. I just want to be ready. > And I’m bouncing this off of you to find out whether I’m being > sensible. > – > Mary MacT > http://www.prado.com/~iris > (new site under construction: http://www.alamedacreek.net/mary)
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>And I’m bouncing this off of you to find out whether I’m being >sensible. >-
Yep. Makes tons of sense to me. Char "Remember, I’m pulling for ya’. We’re all in this together." Red Green
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>I would go ahead and start the process, because you have to be out of work >for a year before you can apply. Then it took me a year to get approved.
Unless things have changed drastically since I was approved 5 years ago, this isn’t the case. I stopped working on 8/31 and filed on 9/3. I was approved 30 days later, although there was a 3 month wait before my benefits started. Anne AAC/AAF/AFBV62.0844.AZ http://www.tckworld.com/opfoot
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(re-inserting attribution) debbie said: >I would go ahead and start the process, because you have to be out of work >for a year before you can apply. Then it took me a year to get approved.
>Unless things have changed drastically since I was approved 5 years ago, this >isn’t the case. I stopped working on 8/31 and filed on 9/3. I was approved 30 >days later, although there was a 3 month wait before my benefits started.
In my case, it’s moot. I’ve been off work for 13 1/2 months, and on state disability (which only lasts a year) since last August. – Mary MacT http://www.prado.com/~iris (new site under construction: http://www.alamedacreek.net/mary)
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I would go ahead and start the process, because you have to be out of work >for a year before you can apply. Then it took me a year to get approved. > Unless things have changed drastically since I was approved 5 years ago, this > isn’t the case. I stopped working on 8/31 and filed on 9/3. I was approved 30 > days later, although there was a 3 month wait before my benefits started. > Anne > AAC/AAF/AFBV62.0844.AZ > http://www.tckworld.com/opfoot
Same here. I applied for disability through work and then through SS at the same time. Approved of both in a short time. I had to wait 3 months for a check from SS but it was retroactive to the day I was approved, or applied, I’m not sure which. There is no rule of having to wait a year that I’m aware of.
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>>And I’m bouncing this off of you to find out whether I’m being >sensible. >- >Yep. Makes tons of sense to me. >Char
Thanks, Char. Your opinion is worth gold. 
– Mary MacT http://www.prado.com/~iris (new site under construction: http://www.alamedacreek.net/mary)
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>Thanks, Char. Your opinion is worth gold.
Mary Mac-Now THAT scares me. But I still think its a good idea. But that is only an opinion. Char "Remember, I’m pulling for ya’. We’re all in this together." Red Green
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>>Thanks, Char. Your opinion is worth gold. >Mary Mac-Now THAT scares me. But I still think its a good idea. But that is >only an opinion.
I don’t believe *every* word you say, but you’ve been through the wringer and survived. That’s worth something. – Mary MacT http://www.prado.com/~iris (new site under construction: http://www.alamedacreek.net/mary)
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