Ssdi- Should I Prevent The Headache And Get An Attorney First?

[Deacon 2011]

Lots of information in this forum... I was just rated 80% SC for TBI and Cognitive disorder... getting documents together to file for SSDI... should I avoid the headach and anxiety of an initial denial and just get an attorney?

[hedgey]

One tip is to use the last day you worked as your start date as long as it does not get you into a filing problem. Many wait to file and time flies and SS will say no if you don't file in time.

Pete's right about this. I stopped working in 1998 when I just couldn't do it anymore. It never occurred to me to ask for a disability retirement or to file for SSDI because I thought I was just a loser. When I filed for SSDI last year, I was denied because I was too far out of date. You only have 5 years to file after the last day of employment.