disability application, redux

[redbird]

I got email this morning telling me to log in for information about a change in my submission's status. THey have rejected my appeal, and will send me the explanation by post in 15-20 days, after which I have 60 days to appeal, if I want.

So, next week I will call my lawyer, and ask him whether I need to do anything now, or just wait for the letter so I know what I'm arguing with. I am oddly calm about this round of bad news.

(There was a message on Thursday that led to a page that said both that there was an unspecified change in my application's status, and that they had begun a medical review in August 2023, with nothing more recent. I was going to call the lawyer yesterday, but decided I wasn't up for a possible long phone conversation. As it turns out, that call would have been a waste of my and the lawyer's time. Sometimes procrastinating has value.

Comments

[kaffy_r]

I'm sorry to hear about your medical/bureaucratic situation; may your attorney be able to help, and do so quickly.

[dewline]

Wishing you better luck with whatever's next.

[umadoshi]

That system is such a horrible disaster. :( I hope the next appeal is enough to break through.

[gatheringrivers]

I don't remember if I ever mentioned it: DO NOT let them talk you into "starting a new disability claim".

The longer the same claim goes without being approved, the more money you get for those first 1-3 payments when it DOES finally get approved.

[otter]

^ THIS ^ Otherwise, unfortunately, it sounds like business as usual.