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SSDI many of our veterans have gone through the SSDI process as well as the VA Claims process, We are no experts in SSDI however perhaps we can offer some assistance.
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SSDI & California SDI
Hello everyone, A few days ago I was approved for SSDI and a direct deposit was posted to my account. I have been drawing California State Disability since 1/6/2016 and understand that as far as SDI is concerned, I can draw both at the same time. However, it is also my understanding that the SSDI used an "offset" formula to reduce the total combined government benefits to not more than 80% of that the SSDI website calls "average current earnings" income? The Social Securty pamphlet; "How workers compensation and other disability payments may effect your benefits" page 4, reads "we use different formulas to calculate your average current earnings". The inf…
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ptsd Denial of Social Security
Hello everyone from Germany, I am 80% Service Connected/ 100% TDIU Veteran. I was awarded my TDIU back in December 2015. I had applied for my Social Security prior to this VA decision and fortunately I was able to submit my award VA letters to the Baltimore Office that handles SSD Claims. I was hoping this would help with my SD Claim, but I got denied on this first "go-around". I've heard that there could perhaps be some more of these "go-arounds" with the SSD folks. I'm puzzled on why I got denied . I suffer from a bad PTSD disorder but apparently the SSD folks see it quite different. Any testimony from others in this forum with a similar situation wou…
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ssdi and 100% VA
I'm receiving ssdi how do I use this to 100% va
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Social Security To Expedite Veteran Disability Claims
"The Social Security Administration plans to streamline its review of disability claims for veterans starting next month, shaving weeks off the process by which it determines benefits, officials are set to announce Wednesday. The Woodlawn-based agency says it will expedite claims for former service members who already have been deemed fully disabled by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, alleviating a bureaucratic nightmare for veterans who sometimes waited years to get a decision about their eligibility for benefits. Carolyn W. Colvin, the acting commissioner of Social Security, is set to announce the policy change in Baltimore. The move would add disabled ve…
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tdiu SSDI - Medicare or TRICARE
I am entering my second year on SSDI after being rated 90% Schedular and 100% P&T TDIU. It is my understanding that after two years, SSA automatically puts disability recipients on Medicare. I am a military retiree, 63 yo soon to go on TRICARE for Life. Here are some questions for anyone who has been in this situation: If Social Security mandates I go on Medicare two years early, do I lose TRICARE? Do I pay TRICARE and MEDICARE premiums at the same time? What becomes of my dependants when I go on Medicare before TRICARE for LIFE kicks in? It seems odd that the SSA would want to bring someone onto Medicare before he or she needs it. True, they…
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tdiu Ssdi Hearing In 8 Days, Uggggggg
I have been waiting for 2 1/2 years, The VA Granted me TDIU in Feb. 80% SC. I'm a nervous wreck, can't sleep, can't stay awake. How much does the VA's decision help. I wasn't ever able to get an IMO because I was off work, Drs not taking new patients. I just plain scared. $1700 extra a month would help get me out of the enormous debt I have incurred. I've watched all the youtube Vids on the subject but not much on regarding Vets and their experiences. Maybe some words of comfort might help, LoL Thanks Honorable friends, Sincerely, Bruce
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SSDI help ads on internet
For awhile now wherever I go on the internet (especially facebook) there is ad after ad for some outfit called Veterans Disabilty Network. They advertise that their one goal is helping veterans. Their name is not always up front and it seems the only way to contact them from the ad is to submit their online form. This is not a service I am considering or likely qualify for, I just like to know if this is a reputable organization that is a public service worth recommending or a snake pit of lawyers that siphon money off of disabled vets. Anyone know?
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ptsd Approved First Time!
I got back from deployment in 2012 and I went back to work right away. That only lasted a few weeks. I didn't want to admit it but something was seriously wrong. So I have been seeking treatment form the VA for my PTSD since 2013. I am on meds and I have went to cognitive therapy, group therapy and anything else they had to offer that I thought would help. I filed for disability through the VA at the end of 2013 or beginning of 2014. When I was eventually rated they said I was 50% for PTSD (80% overall). I appealed. Just went to another C&P exam about six months ago. Their answer was that I am still 50%. So they sent me a Statement of the Case. One of the reasons they…
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Approved
I received letter yesterday. I didn't open it for awhile because I knew it was my first denial.... " I was Wrong".... Pmts start Jan 16' I want to thank all of you for helping me.
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Social Security disability
Hey all I am 47 y/o 100%tp and I get a disability pension from my local civil service firefighter job that I worked at for 20 years and during that time I worked a side job that I paid into social security would I qualify for benefits of ssdi thanks for the help in this adventure
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Be sure to continue submitting new treatment records
I currently have an appeal in for SSDI, I initially applied in Oct 2015, was denied Dec 2015, and appealed Jan 7, 2016. Currently my appeal is at the Disability Determination Service center in Raleigh. I have been told the reason a lot of individuals are denied is that, when they go to the ER, Urgent Care, or have more treatment appointments, they do not send these new records in to DDS or Social Security(wherever your packet is located at that time). I was actually allowed to speak to my examiner this morning when I called to report new treatment. As of Friday(Mar 11), I have been diagnosed at Durham vamc with fibromyalgia as well as systemic lupus. The examiner made the…
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