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mochamqueen

Junior Member
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?Oregon
My Husband is stuggling to keep working, we are in the process of filing for SS Disability..can he continue to work until we awarded the Disabilty? If not...how do we survive on no income and no health insurance, He is very sick and we have at least two doctor vists a month and the cost of our perscriptions are out of this world. If it takes a average of 6 months before you get awarded SS should he work until that time? It is difficult because he can only work on the days he feels good enough to get out of bed. My questions is do you have to be totally off work before appling?
 


BL

Senior Member
What kind of work does he do ?
What do his Doctor(s) state about him being able to work ?
He / both you should speak to his Dr(s). and see what they believe .

I would think if his condition is as bad as you say , he should qualify .

Most employers terminate an Employee that missed too much time.

Depending on your combined situations , If he thought he qualified , he could apply for " Welfare " benefits , under disabled category while he is waiting for approval from SSA and starts receiving benefits . He could show he applied for SSDI or SSI benefits.

If welfare won't help , there are other sources that might . Home Energy assistance , red cross for financial /medicine payment help , Drs. offices sometimes can give free samples of meds , etc .

If your in your senior ages , there are sources in the Phone book to call ,usually that can get you connected .

If approved for SSA benefits , the Welfare would get reimbursed out of the Lump sum he would get when approved , of what they paid during in the meantime .

Although you may have to apply as a Family , and depending on if you have assets you may ,or may not qualify for interm welfare .

Also , depending on what his Drs. state about his disability, they might send in the paperwork to SSA for approval .

Here is a list of some qualifying Impairments .

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/AdultListings.htm

Also , a combination of other impairments might get one qualified .
 
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rezguy

Member
by him working even a little.. you jeopardize the date of onset of disability which is when the 5/6 month clock starts also whether he is or is disabled, i understand your dilemma with the expensesetc. your best to get him classified disabled which means totally not partially or at least expected to be out for 12 months or longer.. qualifying SSDI is a pill as you may already know the issue for SSA is whether or not a person can do any job..any where, for any pay regardless of previous work histiory.. age and education are major factors in determining qualifying for disability. best to work wiyh his curent dr. and make sure dx is well defined and backed up by medical records and current treatment what his primary dr. has to say is most inportant. not an expert by am on SSDI and earned a degree in gov relations getting arroved:) not to be contrary but there are specific forum / boards for SSDI with former ansd current DDSdetermination officers monitoring and responding one that come to mind below.. good luck

http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=61
 

tigger22472

Senior Member
By working at all he weakens his case. SS does not care if you can't do your current job but if you can work at all and the fact that he's continuing to work will hurt him. SSDI is a long frustrating process and those that can't work at all still takes several months up to several years to be approved. It's not a fun situation I know but it boils down to either he can work or he can't. The 6 month issue you are talking about is that SS has to determine an onset day and they pay after the first six months. That doesn't mean that on month seven you have a check. This means that when they consider as the start of the disability. His condition must also be considered to last a year or more before he'll be considered. You did not mention your husbands age... this too can play a role in how fast or slow he could be approved... however, again, the fact that he's working at all weakens his case.
 

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