alt.social-security-disability

You see im in no way being judgemental Iam merely posting back to what
others are telling me thats all im doing..
you have not walked in my shoes.. dont know my life..
also its hard to show emotions by email.. so in person but by email
its hard to show your feelings so I have to do the best that I no how to
do sorry you take it that im so judgemental about all of this but iam
scared and confused.. if you could see thru that you might not be so
judgemental your self in judging me.

Have a good day.

"Gi
Group: Date: Wed, Sep 19, 2007, 2:40pm
(CDT+5) From: nodoby@ (Pop`)
Well Gina, you've received some excellent advice, some not so great, and
some misleading. It's fine that you're sort of venting here, and I
understand that, but I'd say you only have a couple courses of action
logical here. As I see it, that would be to: -- Decide yourself whether
to file or not and follow your intuition. Or, -- Take Jack's words, your
paperwork to date, and arrange an initial meeting with another lawyer
for a sort of "second opinion". Decide whether to switch or not based on
the second opinion. Just be sure it's an SS experienced lawyer.
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0And if you DO switch, find out about how to get him
approved to handle your case.
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0IMO a second opinion is going to pretty much agree
with Jack and with your current lawyer about the new application. HE
knows all the nuances already that Jack listed, and hopefully is
experienced in SS law. Remember, they don't get paid unless you win, so
.. there is no pressure for them to steer you wrong.
One last point and I hope you won't take offense at this. You seem to be
too judgemental about anything that's said; there is always something
bad to say about everyone you're working with in and out of the system.
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Perhaps a kinder, calmer attitude would take you
further within the system. If you rep has actually refused to help you
in any way, then I think I'd take to the editorial pages about that, but
be careful to be ultra-truthful. A rep can't just step in and tell them
what to do: But he can monitor the process and watch for glitches for
you, and the pressure he brings to bear at this point can keep the case
at least moving and not sitting on someone's desk. He can ask a lot of
questions though, and that has the effect of bringing things to light.
In my case my rep found a form that had been lost and no one had been
notified of it; it was entered in the logs as "not supplied" and dropped
thru the cracks.
I wish you the best,
Pop`