tinnitus Thinking I'm Gonna Ask My Doc To Put Me Out Of Work Tomorow.

[sawgunner]

Ok.

I work as a police officer.

The other day I had an incident at work where I had a melt down in public, in front of the Chief.

A bunch of stuff that was not my fault led up to it and the Chief does not seem to blame me but other on the department do. Now, I don't really care to get into that right now except to say that I had to work 2 extra shifts and had to provide traffic control for several hours on my days off and the pain along with all the other crap just got to me. if I we're not in pain and on alot of meds, I may have been able to handel it differently.

I have never had any dealing with Social Security.

Let me tell you all my issues and then let me know what you think my chances are.

First off....

I'm 33 years old, soon to be 34.

I have the following.

DDD of the lumber spine. (service connected)

DDD ceverical spine. (service connected)

GERD. (service connected)

Snapping Hip Syndrome. (service connected)

Incomplete paralysis/reduced refelxes, arms & legs. (service connected)

8 total ratings of 10% each for a total of 60%.

I am also diagnosed with the following which are being heard by VA now, or soon will be.

Chronic Pain Syndrome with depression.

Insomina caused by Anxiety. ( gonna try to get the doc to link all that to the chronic pain claim)

Mild hearing loss.

Tinnitus.

Neuralgia/Tingling in my hands and fingers and my legs fall asleep.

E.D.

I am diagnosed with...

Mild positional Sleep Apnea. (Not sure if I can claim that with VA)

I am pretty sure I will soon be or can diagnosed with the following.

IBS.

Arthritis. (left wrist and shoulder)

The pain from my hip and back, along with my insomina and all other conditions are making it hard to work. i don't do well witht he public anymore and work night shifts, alone... By choice.

I have not been on the road now for several years and bassicaly have a light duty type of jjob that alot of retired cops do part time.

Based on my age....

What are my chances of getting social security at this point?

And from there... If I can get my chronic pain claim rating fairly... to the 60% or above level, what are my chances of 100% IU?

I seriousley doubt that I can last another year at my job and if I lose it, I"ll also lose my retirement and long term disability insurance.

That's another matter.. The long term disability insurance at work.

Ok guys..

What are my chances???

I"m at my witts end at this point.

Also....

When I file for SSD, do i file on everything I am diagnosed with or just pick the most serious conditon.

I dont know much about SSD and this is some scary sh**.

How much will my 60% rating help with SSD?

I know I"m rambeling but I'm kinda freaked out.

Edited June 26, 2011 by sawgunner

[Notorious Kelly]

Gunner,

SSDI- trick is, if you're making over $900 a month when you file, you'll be automatically denied.

Where did you get this piece of miss information? Sure SSDI is hard to get, but how much you make has nothing to do with it. Further, if you are working you are automatically denied for SSDI.

Looks like it's gone up to $1000.

Here's the 'misinformation' straight from SSA site, and you can search elsewhere:

CLICK HERE

"

To be eligible for disability benefits, a person must be unable to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA). A person who is earning more than a certain monthly amount (net of impairment-related work expenses) is ordinarily considered to be engaging in SGA. The amount of monthly earnings considered as SGA depends on the nature of a person's disability. The Social Security Act specifies a higher SGA amount for statutorily blind individuals; Federal regulations specify a lower SGA amount for non-blind individuals. Both SGA amounts generally increase with increases in the national average wage index.

Amounts for 2011

The monthly SGA amount for statutorily blind individuals for 2011 is $1640. For non-blind individuals, the monthly SGA amount for 2011 is $1000. SGA for the blind does not apply to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, while SGA for the non-blind disabled applies to Social Security and SSI benefits. See historical series of SGA amounts below...."

Edited June 29, 2011 by Notorious Kelly