Ssa Must Be Running Scared

[Rockhound]

Went to Social Security Admin. Office today and asked for a copy of my award letter and reasons for my award of SSDI. The letter stated when and how much I was getting, but the reasons for their decision to award me SSDI is only listed with a DIG & SDIG code number.

DIG 2780 and SDIG 7150.

When I told them how am I supposed to know what these codes ment, or how I was to let my Dr or Psychiatrist or even the VARO on a claim I was working on. The clerk told me that the VARO would know what the Codes mean.

Why wouldn't they tell me? Are these Codes so imflamitory as to my mental statis that they must keep me from directly knowing what they mean?

Will a FOIA do me any good to get this information. I could possibly even be probative to my claim to refute the PD I have been saddle with. How am I to tell?

Rockhound :)

p.s. Am I paranoid if the Government is really out to do me harm?

[jbasser]

Rockhound DIG means diagnosis code and SDIG means secondary diagnosis code. You can find these on the web.

[Testvet]

rockhound if the VA has given you TDIU and SSD has been approved what else are you trying to achieve? If you are getting both of them why open the doors again and risk the VA reducing your TDIU award?

[Rockhound]

testvet: you misunderstand what I said. The TDIU I got from the VA was for NSC Pension and not for SC Disability & Compensation. Since my SSDI award is more than my NSC Pensio, it went by,by. You cannot collet both unless your SSDI is less than you NSC Pension. Then the VA will pay the difference.

I am and have been fighting to SC my mental disorders to that, what happend in service or at least as a result of the psychotic episode I had in service. but the VA keeps refering to a diagnosis change that was not supported by statutory or regulatory procedure or by the evidence in the VA Examiners report.

Just suffice that a Pension is not the same as SC disability compensation.

Rockhound :)

[Rockhound]

Sorry for the late follow up. Had a bad horse to deal with and problems accessing the forum.

When I asked the SSA clerk, how am I to tell if any of the coded reasons they gave me, in determining my claim for SSDI were for psychological problems and she said that it was. But now that I have the Codes deciphered. There is no mention on my psychological problem, that made up for at least half of why I cannot work.

I'm totally confused why it is not mentioned as part of the reason for my SSDI award. Especially when you consider that Sarcoidosis, an Auto-immune desease can go into remission, sometimes permenently or at least long term, which would then eliminate several problems that prevent me from seeking substantial gainful employment.

Sorry to say, that after four years now, it is still with me, but thankfullly it hasn't progressed to my heart and lungs or other organs of my body like some people I know. At least not significantly enough to note at this time.

Rockhound :o