ptsd Tdiu Aprroved Ssd Denied What Is Going On And What Do I Need To Do

[deviant]

Got my TDIU approved back in feb 2010, now the letter comes back from SSD saying that is okay for me to work in a limited fashion that is considered gainful employment so i was denied? WTF is this? I mean really? the VA flat out says severe ptsd, intermittent explosive disorder, major depression, paranoia, anger and violence issues along with extensive history of very poor impulse control that I am a liability in any workplace.

Basically my mindset does not allow me to deal with people totally strange to me at all anymore, and only friends and family to a certain degree for safeties sake, if I dont want to talk to them and if they keep pushing the issue with me, or a whole host of other triggers it has ended in violence and someone getting hurt and me going either to jail or ending up on a ward at the VAMC. Hence the tdiu, and once I got that things started getting better for me and I deal with my issues by using isolation and for the most part Im content with that and few family gatherings a year.

I feel safe, and I have some control, I grocery shop at 3am but still have issues with people staring, whispering or following me too close all of which still get a reaction out of me towards them but to a lesser degree because I know once Im home alone I feel safe for the most part.

WHERE DO THESE PEOPLE COME UP WITH THEIR CLAIM DECISIONS? I mean to hear them tell it I should just head on down to BurgerKing and work there till I lose it and maybe severely injure an employee or customer or myself? Im half tempted to walk in to my branch office and disarm the guard and then have my say, and on the flipside I can ask any of them if they wanna work with a guy like me, or even be in my AO, bet you would have a different awnser than this denial letter I got... I just cant believe these people and Ive gotten to the point of seriously considering the above statement.

Some help please, I just want to get this over as quickly as possible without me being the one to have to take a stand against this ignorance and ending up on the news somewhere. PS I think SSD and the SSD lawyers are all wrapped up together just to get 25% of your backpay. I mean seriously what in the hell kind of agency will give you the numbers to the lawyers who sue them and withhold the money for the lawyer ?

Im just think Im about done playing these peoples games that they have somehow gotten away with for so long in government just raping veterans out of their benefits and money and giving it away with a quickness to some junky or welfare recipient. Complete shock, and an absolute act of violence is the only thing that ever gets these idiots attention to cause change, damn shame it has to come to that. IF YOU ALL KNOW HOW I CAN GET THRU THIS IM LISTENING

[deviant]

Having been thru what you are going thru, I suggest using an attorney. 75% of something is better than 100% of nothing. Took me over 7 yrs to win SSDI. The first 6.5 yrs I did myself and kept losing. The last 6 months was w/an attorney and she won all the way back. Best money I ever spent!!! It's your choice, tho. jmo

pr

That sounds alot better I just hate the fact its rigged, No lawyer= No money it seems... And I hate having my hand forced to pay out for someone to say and forward all the same things I would but since he passed the bar they listen

[fanaticbooks]

Deviant,

I'm sorry you are having to hassle with this.

My hubby now has SSD thanks to what I did (see pinned topic). He is not good with dealing with government. He left it to me.

Just a small experience in our life....

My hubby knows how to work on cars. He understands the insides of the older cars. MY HUBBY DOES NOT WORK ON CARS! They see him coming. Every time he worked on one nothing would go smoothly and his anger would flare. I used to tell the kids, stay away when he works on a car. If he did taxes, bug him all you want, kids, not when working on cars.

We finally agreed that if a car had problems, it went to our mechanic. Life has been much simpler and calmer since then!

Why have I mentioned this?

Make life easier for yourself. Let someone else handle something that causes you anger and frustration. You can then eliminate that trigger. It is well worth a little money to get a more stable, less angered, life.

fanaticbooks

[john999]

Hire a lawyer and forget it. At least with SSD their is a rational system to deal with including lawyers and judges. With the VA it is the wild west. Not many SSD claims go missing for ten years like the VA.

[deviant]

Hire a lawyer and forget it. At least with SSD their is a rational system to deal with including lawyers and judges. With the VA it is the wild west. Not many SSD claims go missing for ten years like the VA.

Well I read a bunch of ssd posts on here last night after I posted this, and in one it mentioned contacting a congressman and having them get involved... I wrote a nice email stating my position, my service record, my 100% service connection and the fact that ssd qualifications for mental disability written on there own website were all met and exceeded clearly in my service records and VAMC records and were totally ignored by disability determination services and that my feeling of the Wounded Warrior program was being used as nothing more than a way to fast track qualified veterans to a denial letter so they can just shift us into the regular system and make us wait. For what other reason would you do that to a 100% service connected veteran with absolute proof in almost the exact phrasing of the mental health stipulations that qualify you for ssd? This was sent to my state representative as well as to the Social Security office as well as a statement telling them that I felt as if my military service and my injuries were not taken seriously, almost to the point of feeling like they had just spit in my face and that I was almost ashamed of my government and my country for letting such things happen and if I had to go to my social security branch office since no one else will stand up to them, and show them a combat veteran with issues, then see if they would suggest putting me back into the workforce. That part was in both emails as well------------ By 2:30 this afternoon it had reverberated for the representative office, to the main Social Security office in Roanoke out to the branch office in my hometown and I was called in for a meeting with the manager of that field office and I talked sensibly to this man because when I spoke to him I had studied their eligibility requirements and their Wounded Warrior program to the point I knew them better than him, and thats not me just talking I really did have more info in my head than he had in front of him. Once he figured out I was an educated madman instead of just a roughneck making threats and that I had caught them in a clear case of what I called fraud, he was more than willing to help me, made sure an appointment was made to see a doctor this time, gave me a complete copy of my ssd file on cd rom and told me if I had anymore problems I would be dealing directly with him and he would insure things would be done right. Score one for the good guys I hope

[Chuck75]

The SSA, like the VA, has a process to go through when you disagree. I don't know how long ago the SSA sent you notice.

It is very important to go back to the SSA and fill out their forms that apply to a disagreement as soon as possible. You can request a hearing.

You can hire a lawyer, and get independent medical opinions. VA determinations of total disability are evidence, as are the medical records backing the determination.

I hope you have records of treatment for your condition that can be used as evidence.

In your case, going through a representative is likely the best thing to do.

A friend of ours living in another state was the sole proprietor of a house painting business. He developed heart problems, etc.

and applied for SSDI, since he could no longer do the things required of a painter. He was turned down, because "you can hire somebody", and this was on appeal no less.

I agree that there is something grossly wrong about having to pay to sue for benefits that you are entitled to. But that's the current "system". As much as you and I would like it changed, there is very little that we can do, other than complain politically. If your income is below a certain amount, under a separate set of laws, the government may pay your legal fees/expenses out of the governments pocket instead of yours. An honest lawyer will explain how this works to you. Some less than honest lawyers may try to collect both from you (directly, indirectly) and apply for the low income legal benefit as well.

Got my TDIU approved back in feb 2010, now the letter comes back from SSD saying that is okay for me to work in a limited fashion that is considered gainful employment so i was denied? WTF is this? I mean really? the VA flat out says severe ptsd, intermittent explosive disorder, major depression, paranoia, anger and violence issues along with extensive history of very poor impulse control that I am a liability in any workplace.

Basically my mindset does not allow me to deal with people totally strange to me at all anymore, and only friends and family to a certain degree for safeties sake, if I dont want to talk to them and if they keep pushing the issue with me, or a whole host of other triggers it has ended in violence and someone getting hurt and me going either to jail or ending up on a ward at the VAMC. Hence the tdiu, and once I got that things started getting better for me and I deal with my issues by using isolation and for the most part Im content with that and few family gatherings a year.

I feel safe, and I have some control, I grocery shop at 3am but still have issues with people staring, whispering or following me too close all of which still get a reaction out of me towards them but to a lesser degree because I know once Im home alone I feel safe for the most part.

WHERE DO THESE PEOPLE COME UP WITH THEIR CLAIM DECISIONS? I mean to hear them tell it I should just head on down to BurgerKing and work there till I lose it and maybe severely injure an employee or customer or myself? Im half tempted to walk in to my branch office and disarm the guard and then have my say, and on the flipside I can ask any of them if they wanna work with a guy like me, or even be in my AO, bet you would have a different awnser than this denial letter I got... I just cant believe these people and Ive gotten to the point of seriously considering the above statement.

Some help please, I just want to get this over as quickly as possible without me being the one to have to take a stand against this ignorance and ending up on the news somewhere. PS I think SSD and the SSD lawyers are all wrapped up together just to get 25% of your backpay. I mean seriously what in the hell kind of agency will give you the numbers to the lawyers who sue them and withhold the money for the lawyer ?

Im just think Im about done playing these peoples games that they have somehow gotten away with for so long in government just raping veterans out of their benefits and money and giving it away with a quickness to some junky or welfare recipient. Complete shock, and an absolute act of violence is the only thing that ever gets these idiots attention to cause change, damn shame it has to come to that. IF YOU ALL KNOW HOW I CAN GET THRU THIS IM LISTENING

[Pete53]

Lawyer up you will win.