tdiu Ssdi Filing Questions That Are Complicated Work History.

[mav2u]

Okay, so I just finally started to file my SSDI after my Psychiatrist urged me to do so several months ago. Like anything it takes me months to get motivated or courage to do things or remember to do things.

So, here is my dilemma. I worked a couple of jobs after getting Med Boarded from the USAF in 2003. I got all the jobs via favors from friends. Which I burned them and am no longer friends with any of these people or any of my old friends anymore as I have pushed them away or totally pissed them off from one of my rants or my general negative attitude. I worked for each job for a short period as I would become intolerable, withdrawn, and unmotivated. Which in time I would get another job as a favor from another friend before I got fired from that one. I tried college but had no short term memory, insomnia, and withdrawal from my condition and the meds. I failed classes, until I started seeing my Mental Health at the VA in 2005 finally and they told me I should stop as I didn't have the capability to perform effectively in school and attempting to would only aid in aggravating my mental stability of my Bi-Polar which was diagnosed in the USAF as Depression. 2005 I dropped out of school per my Mental Health doctor, worked a full time job which paid little and required little of me even though I was in pain for my Back and leg as usual and on narcotics and several other drugs including my new Mental Health prescriptions trying to help my condition which I never made away to my work or I would have been fired for sure. So I worked a job in 2005, one in 2006 and then moved on to a friend of mine in the AF who was out of service and his sister ran a small business. It worked for about a year an a half to the point they had to lay me off, an the pain in my back and leg hurt even worse from doing this work, but the job was inside, I was by myself so I could take my narcotics during the day and if I nodded of at my desk which I did several times a day nobody would really notice an I didn't accomplish much but just enough that I only seemed to be slow worker not incompetent. I was so worn out from doing this work it was tearing me down. I was thankful I got to leave on termination/layoff as I could collect unemployment. During all these years I also had a business license I kept to do odd job work to sell some stuff here or there but I would jump around from one idea to another an I mainly kept it open to buy stuff for myself and family at discount and never peaked more than $5000 dollars in a year with the business for my best year.

In Sept. 2008 when I got laid off, I was the only one who new their server and rented the system out to them so they kept the monthly rental from me and occasionally asked me to do some other work here an there as I was super cheap with server work that was basic but they had no clue at all and I needed something to do an they felt good trying to help even though they new they were ripping me off. But as usual, in Nov. 2010 after several other of my usual blow ups or paranoia outbursts they flipped out and cut contact with me. During the time of 2008 to 2010 the money I got from them from the business was enough to just keep the business open via the taxes and state, county, and city fees along with costs of server rental it was a loss every year and never took a payment and I was collecting unemployment during this time. Which is a fine line but I never made enough or paid myself as the company was negative those two years an I only got the money because they didn't want to stop paying for the server I rented them as I hoped I could do something else.

So, December 2009 my hand pain had finally peaked after 8 years where the arm was on fire an I needed surgery on my ulnar nerve to be able to use my hand again. I was unable to use the arm for about 3 months for anything work related. But it didn't eliminate the pain, as I still have it now and it still goes numb and cramps horribly. Even typing this it has taken nearly 3 hours as I have to stop and come back or my arm will be in to much pain. So December 2009 I filed for TDIU with the VA as I pretty much had no hope as every year my pain increases, meds increase, and now my right hand is all but mostly useless for any kind of work beyond 5 minutes. I hate going out, I don't want to see family or friends unless my wife almost berates and pushes me out the door to go.

Here is my question after all of that just so I could see how I needed to file my SSDI.

So, since I was on unemployment for Nov. 2008 to Dec. 2010, what would I put for my finale day of work on the SSDI form? I don't want to do it wrong and get in trouble or get it tied up because of filing it wrong. Or would this be something I should talk to a lawyer about with SSDI?

Do I put the day of my actual Job working for the people in Sept 2008?

Do I put down the last month of Unemployment in December 2010?

Or the very last day I had any kind of money at all coming to which was the business even though it hasn't made a profit again in three years since I stopped working at the other job. I stopped getting any money from them in Nov. 2010?

Also, I filed for my TDIU in Dec. 2009, which was denied June 2010, and I appealed in July 2010 which it finally made it to a reviewers desk in January 2011. So I'm waiting as usual, but money is getting so horribly tight and the wife is working her butt of to try to make up the money needed for bills.

Thanks everyone, Sorry about the long history but I figured it might help. I'm so stressed and tired of filing and fighting for this stuff.

Mav

[mav2u]

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Anyone know even part of the answers to a question?

[Pete53]

I would use the last day that you worked and would file ASAP.

Good Luck

[Philip Rogers]

I would use the last day you worked a fulltime 40 hr a week job, earning more than $900 a month. They will go by your SSA work history. jmo

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[Notorious Kelly]

I agree; Social Security goes by what's on file.

They consider SGI - Substantial Gainful Income - to be $900 and above, so file for last day you worked an official job where taxes are reported.

[Guest terrysturgis]

Based on the statement from your Psychiatrist, I would file ASAP. You may get approved right away but usually almost everyone gets denied and enters into the system of denial and delay. At that time, hire a reputable SS attorney to help you with the process. As far as the last day of gainfull employment, they will tell you what they think and if you disagree, you may file an appeal.

[conserve]

yes last day you physically worked unemployment does not count for ssdi claim. At least that is what soc sec told me so it may be correct.