Social Security & Medicare

PoindexterOglethorpe

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10. When I was working for that attorney,

Wed Nov 1, 2023, 09:25 PM

Nov 2023

I couldn't comprehend how her clients survived while waiting to get SSI or SSDI.

The attorneys who handle these things do not require payment up front. And they are very limited in what they are allowed to eventually take from your benefit. So, not being able to afford an attorney? That should not be a thing.

And I really do want to tell you that being denied 5 times absolutely tells me the claimant was truly bad at understanding exactly the documentation needed. Yes, a lot is needed, but Social Security's website is extremely explicit about that.

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My SS attorney has told me to call my congressperson. [View all] OldBaldy1701E Aug 2023 OP

I might want to interview another attorney. If you are saying that the information in your JohnSJ Aug 2023 #1

She is. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2023 #2

You can't afford a real attorney? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #8

You are correct. Please allow me to clarify my statement. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2023 #9

When I was working for that attorney, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2023 #10

Thanks for the input. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2023 #11

I think you are saying the attorneys aren't going to change the entire system. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2023 #12

Both of my attorney's knew what documents I needed. It did not help. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2023 #13

Weaponized incompetence Farmer-Rick Aug 2023 #3

Bingo! OldBaldy1701E Aug 2023 #4

I've heard of many getting their SSI after contacting their congressional reps... CousinIT Aug 2023 #5

Chuck Hagel helped a deaf blind refugee I was advocating for to get his citizenship accepted. 1WorldHope Aug 2023 #6

They turned me down for everything. It is over. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sep 2023 #7