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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / October 2004SSI and the System
Well phase two done. The "second" denial from SSI came thru today. From what the denial letter said, I understand, from what the letter stated, I am still able to take care of my "personal needs" and "follow simple directions" so I can work. Seems funny to me although I have been approved for Veteran's disability already and in the same letter the sent me "my treating physician notes I am disabled". Now it looks like I have to go to the third step which is going before some kind of judge. Has any one done this and can they tell me what to expect??? Enough with the sweets,anybody got some "grits". I'm gettin' frustrated!:) Howdy! Very important question here: Are you applying for SSI or SSD? You should be applying for SSD - Social Security DISABILITY!  SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com > Well phase two done. > The "second" denial from SSI came thru today. From what the denial [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Enough with the sweets,anybody got some "grits". I'm gettin' frustrated!:) Dave ©¿©¬ wrote: > Howdy! > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > You should be applying for SSD - Social Security DISABILITY! And a very good important question there! Answer: I dunno. I thought (well I thought I thought)SSI "was" SSD but I will have to find out the difference. -tanks- SSI is for retirement. SSD is for disability. SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com > > Howdy! > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > -tanks- Dave ©¿©¬ wrote: > SSI is for retirement. > SSD is for disability. Duhhhhhhhhhhhh! After looking at the paperwork I got back from the gov (I guess I can still read if I put on my glasses :) ) it's both. So now phase three I understand. I got to go before Judge Judy or someone heh? What's that like? Any one know????????????????????????????// Howdy! I contacted the local Legal Aid Society and got a free attorney to present my appeal to the Department of Social Security. (Not a trial but an appeal asking for the SS people to re-evaluate your case.) He gathered all of the documentation that was necessary (former employment records, medical records, etc.) and everything went through in a snap! SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com > > SSI is for retirement. > > SSD is for disability. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > What's that like? > Any one know????????????????????????????// ©¿©? I ain't sure trial was the right word... This was the "second" denial by them for me, was your "second" approved???????........ Did you have to go before anyone personally or just send paperwork?? By the way, your "Epilepsy" link ain't a workin' I don't think on your page??? me again. more tanks alot :) > ???? > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > more tanks alot :) **** Above --> Dave's site opens for me when I double click onto it from WinXP (mine). Your message headers say you're posting in iso format (is that for the Howdy etc. eyes? or are all your messages in iso?) Most newsgroups post in Plain Text. If you can switch to plain text for the group, you might be able to get to Dave's site also. Otherwise someone might know how to get there w.Netscape. (I haven't used that for many yrs. ) /G. > > ©¿©? > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > **** Above --> Dave's site opens for me when I double click onto it from > WinXP (mine). I think you mean to say that you are clicking on it from MS Internet Explorer which is running under WinXP. > Your message headers say you're posting in iso format (is that for the > Howdy etc. eyes? or are all your messages in iso?) Most newsgroups post > in Plain Text. ISO-8859-1 is just the character set he uses and that is "plain text" also and a popular one at that. He had no HTML in his post if that's what you're thinking of. > If you can switch to plain text for the group, you might be > able to get to Dave's site also. Only MSIE can read Dave's site because MSIE overlooks some HTML coding errors on his site. Netscape, both old & new, and Mozilla cannot read it as they don't overlook the problem.. > Otherwise someone might know how to get there w.Netscape. (I haven't used > that for many yrs. ) /G. Nope. Dave needs to fix his HTML if he wants the rest of us to read his website. :-) BTW: Social Security Disability http://www.ssa.gov/disability/ http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ <http://www.expertlaw.com/library/pubarticles/Disabilities_Law/social_security_ap peal.html> http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/ http://www.nosscr.org/faqind.html http://www.aggressive-california-lawyer.com/ Bob > Only MSIE can read Dave's site because MSIE overlooks some HTML coding errors on > his site. Netscape, both old & new, and Mozilla cannot read it as they don't [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > http://www.ssa.gov/disability/ > http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ <http://www.expertlaw.com/library/pubarticles/Disabilities_Law/social_securi ty_appeal.html> > http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/ > http://www.nosscr.org/faqind.html > http://www.aggressive-california-lawyer.com/ > > Bob Howdy! What HTML errors? To the best of my knowledge there aren't any HTML errors! I've checked my code by hand and by using an automated checker and it came out error free. If you have any specifics, please let me know! SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com BTW: My code is written in HTML 4.0 Could it be that Netscape & Mozilla haven't incorporated 4.0 yet? SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com > > Only MSIE can read Dave's site because MSIE overlooks some HTML coding > errors on [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > http://www.ssa.gov/disability/ > > http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ <http://www.expertlaw.com/library/pubarticles/Disabilities_Law/social_securi > ty_appeal.html> > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > If you have any specifics, please let me know! Dave ©¿©¬ wrote: > BTW: My code is written in HTML 4.0 > > Could it be that Netscape & Mozilla haven't incorporated 4.0 yet? I clicked on "http://www.howdydave.com/ and under "My Other Pages/Sub-Sites" the link to "Epilepsy" just gives me gibberish... The link above and below that "Epilepsy" button works......... Thanx! SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com > > BTW: My code is written in HTML 4.0 > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > The link above and below that "Epilepsy" button works......... Worked file for me > > BTW: My code is written in HTML 4.0 > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > The link above and below that "Epilepsy" button works......... Below opens fine on my system. Same as always... alt.support.epilepsy, under nntp, under Outlook Express. G./ > > BTW: My code is written in HTML 4.0 > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > The link above and below that "Epilepsy" button works......... > Below opens fine on my system. Same as always... alt.support.epilepsy, > under nntp, under Outlook Express. G./ Hi GR That link is actually opening in Internet Explorer! Outlook Express is your mail & news reader, but if there is a link (url) in a posting, it will open using MSIE. MSIE is the only browser that can open all those links since Netscape & Mozilla can't open the Epilepsy & VNS ones. Bob > > Dave ©¿©¬ wrote: > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > The link above and below that "Epilepsy" button works......... Dave ©¿©¬ wrote: > BTW: My code is written in HTML 4.0 > > Could it be that Netscape & Mozilla haven't incorporated 4.0 yet? Thanx, I can read it with Explorer :) "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > BTW: My code is written in HTML 4.0 > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.howdydave.com I hope you understand that I'm just trying to be helpful and don't work for either Netscape or Mozilla. Yes they both are up to current specs and have many users. The assumption is that you have put all that time & effort into building your excellent website because you want people to see your webpages. That isn't accomplished by cutting off a good chuck of the world who use Netscape or Mozilla. That part of the viewing world is getting bigger as people find out how much their system is in jeopardy by running Internet Explorer and theey switch over. Your choice, not mine. Bob > "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Bob ==and it had to be strawberries== > > BTW: My code is written in HTML 4.0 > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Bob Howdy! My objective is to occupy myself by making and maintaining a website. I am not in the business of making my site accessable to everybody on the face of the planet. If the folks can see it, well and good. I'm not gonna' get myself all bent out of shape if everybody can't access it. If folks want to look at my site that bad, they can download the free software onto their own computer or publically access it. SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > > "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > > Bob Please note how the MSOE you use breaks up the quoting above and then compare it with the way Netscape 7.2 formated the same quote in the post by owlvee just before you. > Howdy! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > face of the planet. If the folks can see it, well and good. I'm not gonna' > get myself all bent out of shape if everybody can't access it. For my own websites, I always test them in all browsers because I want them to work well for the viewers. There's not much point in having the website if it doesn't in my opinion. But it's your own website and your choice, not mine. > If folks want to look at my site that bad, they can download the free > software onto their own computer or publically access it. But they won't know what the problem is! In Mozilla they will see ÿþ<h and worse. Not knowing what the problem is, they will think you don't know what you are doing and move on. But it's your own website and your choice, not mine. I'll step out of this now and chalk it up as futile. Bob Dave wrote: >I am not in the business of making my site >accessable to everybody on the face of the >planet. If the folks can see it, well and good. >I'm not gonna' get myself all bent out of shape >if everybody can't access it. I am stepping into this only because I don't see why you bother having a website if half the people can't access it. It is pointless - if you want to tell people here to look at your site and brag about it, then you should have it to work for ALL browsers. If it is only set up to let one browser use it, then the website is nothing but trash. You and I have had this same run in before - if you want to be stupid and not change your website, then you need to take it off your posts here. > Dave wrote: > >I am not in the business of making my site [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I have had this same run in before - if you want to be stupid and not > change your website, then you need to take it off your posts here. The older messages on this thread have expired on my reader. Someone posted that they weren't able to access his site using their reader (could have been your post). I think that post was for 'information to Dave' only, but got several replies from Bob and others about which readers it displayed properly on and which it didn't. I don't know what's involved in changing his program/ site stuff to make it accessible to all newsreaders. Sometimes those things can involve a simple change, other times they might involve more work by someone conversant in all the 'geek stuff' involved. It seems a little strange if your's is a high user access reader, to have a site but appear to not care if anyone can read it ? It's unfortunate that the route your reader uses to get his site information can't get there if you wanted to read through it. There are several sites that I get **mail from that I can't open from here. Most of those though are set up by the sender to try confound tracing their provider or source. But just because some servers or network services mess up the transmissions that would allow someone to read a site isn't a reason to take it 'off the air' for everyone else. It's unfortunate that your's can't pick it up -- Is there a Help Desk available through your provider that you could contact and see if there's something that can be set at your end that would enable access? I had something 'go off' here last week and couldn't get Any Groups I read. When I called my help desk, they had changed their Switching Software without telling the Customers and they guided me through 3? changes (don't remember what they were :-< ) but the previous 5 day's Messages downloaded when we were done. With the UK Astronomy group, that amounted to about 600 messages to clear! But it was something that I could fix on my service that enabled loading the newer format messaging my Cable company had changed to, although not something I would have found on my own. That's why I wondered if there might be somewhere there you could contact or try. Alternatively, there are several sites (efa.org, and Julie's Idaho site) that contain much of the information except for the detail he has on the Vagus Nerve Stimulator. Separately too, there's a book that's several years old called 'Seized' by Eva LaPlante that is an autobiography of her experiences and lifestyle changes after she was diagnosed. I don't know if that book is widely available, but many of the Libraries up here (Canada) carry it. I saw it listed on 'the book' website (forgot its name! ) but it was about 20% more expensive there than I had seen it in bookstores here. I also don't know if her experiences would be of use or interest to you and what you're trying to achieve. G/ Howdy! I just commented out a meta tag that specified which character set to use. i.e.: <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"> See how it works now! SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com > > Dave wrote: > > >I am not in the business of making my site [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > her experiences would be of use or interest to you and what you're trying to > achieve. G/ <snip> > It seems a little strange if > your's is a high user access reader, to have a site but appear to not care > if anyone can read it ? Howdy! There's a world of difference between: "Not caring if anyone can read it" and "Not caring if a few people can't read it" My mission is to put a site with some information out in cyberspace. My mission is NOT to produce code that can be read by every server and every piece of web-access software on the face of the planet. You can't please ALL of the people ALL of the time! SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com Dave ©¿©¬ wrote: > <snip> > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > You can't please ALL of the people ALL of the time! No, but a person can darn sure try!!! BTW I think your site it super................. I sure kain't do it!! ;) owlvee > Separately too, there's a book that's several years old called 'Seized' > by Eva LaPlante that is an autobiography of her experiences and lifestyle [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > to > achieve. G/ Gaross, This book can be found / ordered on http://www.amazon.com if not available in local book stores. One may also want to have a look at: Partial Seizure Disorders: Help for Patients and Families By Mitzi Waltz ISBN: 0596500033 Approximately: 14 USD I did not read "Seized" but read and bought myself a copy of Mitzi Waltz book and found it extremely helpfull. Cheers, Marco PS: To all of you in this thread: "Do not start up a war here about a website...there are too many wars already!" > I am not in the business of making my site accessable to everybody on > the face of the planet. If the folks can see it, well and good. I'm [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > If folks want to look at my site that bad, they can download the free > software onto their own computer or publically access it. That is bad web design practice. Is IE required to on your site to do something that cant be done another way? If not, just use some simple javascript (copy/paste from another site if you like) to redirect others to a different version of the page. To be fair, my site uses alot of Flash and Shockwave. Both are widely available and already included on most major browsers nowdays. Still, plenty of people dont, or cant, use more modern browers (IE on pre-OSX Macs comes to mind). However, since part of the sites purpose is to demonstrate abilities in those areas, those that did not have the plugins could follow the link provided on the first page and download them. Adobe used a similar tactic and said if people want to view PDFs, go and download the free viewer. But, they were aiming to grab as much market share as possible before their competitors could introduce their own products. Now its a standard. "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > > Only MSIE can read Dave's site because MSIE overlooks some HTML coding > errors on [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > If you have any specifics, please let me know! Hi Dave :-) I'm no HTML expert, but run your website through http://validator.w3.org/ and you get ----------- This page is not Valid ! Below are the results of attempting to parse this document with an SGML parser. 1.Line 2, column 1: "HTTP" is not a reserved name "http"//www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/frameset.dtd"> ? 2.Line 2, column 1: cannot continue because of previous errors "http"//www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/frameset.dtd"> ------------ That site might help to pinpoint the problem. Using Mozilla I get jibberish if I click on either Epilepsy or VNS. There must be something different about those two. You might want to install Mozilla on your computer so that you can check on things like this. You can get a copy of Mozilla 1.7.3 at http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/ A large part of your website's audience is cut off when they can't view your website with Netscape & Mozilla. With the frightening number of security holes in MSIE that can permit invasion of your computer, many people are making the switch to either Netscape or Mozilla today. So I only recommend these fixes because I think you would like everybody to be able to view your excellent website! :-) Bob "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > ><snip> > > Bob [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > If you have any specifics, please let me know! Hi Take a look at the source for vns.html. If you comment or remove the following line (3rd from top) <HTML><HTML><TITLE>the VNS from a . . . etc it appears to do the trick. Tests run locally on my computer here show that the VNS site opens up in Mozilla Firefox if that change is made. That's the only specific at this moment, but you might wish to try in out. Bob Howdy Bob! That is not in my code. my first few lines of html code are: > > ><snip> > > > Bob [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Bob Howdy Bob! Apparantly, for some strange reason Mozilla is inserting/modifying code! The first 7 lines of my HTML code are: ================================== <html> <head> <!-- site design by: David A. Naess--> <!--URL: http://www.howdydave.com e-mail: vnshowdydave@hotmail.com --> <!-- page last updated: 1 October, 2004 --> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true for "http://www.howdydave.com/htdocs/" r (SS~~000 1))'> <title>The VNS from a Patient's Point of View</title> ================================== As you can see, there isn't a: <HTML><HTML><TITLE> anywhere in my code. Are you sure that the second "<HTML>" isn't "<HEAD>"? That's what it should be! As a matter of fact, whatever is reading my code for you is even changing the casing! Notice all of my html commands are in lower case: <html> <head> <title> <meta ...> etc. SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > Howdy Bob! > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > Howdy Bob! Hi Dave :-) > Apparantly, for some strange reason Mozilla is inserting/modifying code! Mozilla played no role in that whatsoever. Only MSIE6.00, Notepad, & Wordpad had any role in downloading your files to my computer & modifying your HTML. > The first 7 lines of my HTML code are: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > ================================== That's doesn't look much like the printout I have here of vns.html that I downloaded earlier today. This version is what people actually get when they click on your website. Are you at all possibly looking at a different file there and thinking it is the one that people get on the web? It happens! > As you can see, there isn't a: > <HTML><HTML><TITLE> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Are you sure that the second "<HTML>" isn't "<HEAD>"? > That's what it should be! My apologies. I mistyped and that's what I meant. But strangely enough, I don't see it in the the code you posted above. Do you have <HTML><HEAD><TITLE> etc or don't you? It was there earlier today. > As a matter of fact, whatever is reading my code for you is even changing > the casing! I did all of that reading & downloading with MSIE6.00 > Notice all of my html commands are in lower case: > <html> > <head> > <title> > <meta ...> > etc. Yes, I agree, but it was there after <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <!-- saved from url=(0033)http://www.howdydave.com/vns.html --> and then <HTML><HEAD><TITLE> etc Hope this helps. Bob > > Howdy Bob! > > [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > > > ================================== 1> > <html> 2> > <head> 3> > 4> > <!-- site design by: David A. Naess--> 5> > <!--URL: http://www.howdydave.com e-mail: vnshowdydave@hotmail.com --> 6> > <!-- page last updated: 1 October, 2004 --> 7> > <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 > > "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen > > true for "http://www.howdydave.com/htdocs/" r (SS~~000 1))'> 8> > 9> > <title>The VNS from a Patient's Point of View</title> > > ================================== > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Bob Howdy Bob! I've inserted line numbers above for easy reference. The "<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>" are on lines: 1, 2 & 9. All of the other stuff that you didn't get are: comments <!--- (comment goes here) ---> and information for the spiders that the searchengines use to gather information about sites (such as: author's name and homepage, last update, keywords, HTML code standards and general information) aka "meta tags" <meta (whatever) > Since you are not getting all of this stuff, apparantly something, somewhere along the line, is filtering out everything except the executable commands. Those 9 lines that I listed above are the the first 9 lines of the html code that is sitting out there on my server. I copied and pasted it.) That line: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Shows that the code meets specifications and guidelines set by W3C (World Wide Web Consortium.) SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > > "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > > [quoted text clipped - 113 lines] > > > Howdy Bob! Good morning Dave > I've inserted line numbers above for easy reference. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > comments > <!--- (comment goes here) ---> I just now pointed MSIE6.00 at http://www.howdydave.com/vns.html and am doing a View Source in Notepad. It's different from the way it was yesterday morning and the only way I could show you that is to scan the page I printed yesterday and send the image to you. In any case, what is there now will probably line wrap but is <html> <head> <!-- site design by: David A. Naess--> <!--URL: http://www.howdydave.com e-mail: vnshowdydave@hotmail.com --> <!-- page last updated: 1 October, 2004 --> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true for "http://www.howdydave.com/htdocs/" r (SS~~000 1))'> <title>The VNS from a Patient's Point of View</title> > and information for the spiders that the searchengines use to gather > information about sites (such as: author's name and homepage, last update, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Since you are not getting all of this stuff, apparantly something, somewhere > along the line, is filtering out everything except the executable commands. Like voodoo?<g> > Those 9 lines that I listed above are the the first 9 lines of the html code > that is sitting out there on my server. I copied and pasted it.) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Shows that the code meets specifications and guidelines set by W3C (World > Wide Web Consortium.) But that line is only from what I quoted here. It's not in what you posted! and it's not in your website that I just posted now. Since it is missing, does that mean that the code does NOT meet specifications and guidelines ? :-) In any case, you apparently were working on that webpage yesterday and made some changes after I had downloaded a copy. As I said before, the previous version with the change I suggested worked just fine in Mozilla! Bob <BIG snip> > I just now pointed MSIE6.00 at http://www.howdydave.com/vns.html and am doing a > View Source in Notepad. It's different from the way it was yesterday morning [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > Bob Howdy Bob! The only change I made at the time of your previous post was done a few days ago when I commented out a single line: <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"> If it works now the reason is because your computer does not have the standard character set installed in it. This DOES NOT explain why you are getting different code. The only difference should be that that one line should be in a different locatin and surrounded by: <!--- (line of code) ---> It does demostrate that whatever is reading my code onto your computer is inconsistant. That's a problem with YOUR software, not mine. SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com Howdy Bob! I put the certification line back in for ya on the top line! (I must have cut it instead of copying it yesterday!) After all, my code DID go through their meat grinder! :) SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com > <BIG snip> > [quoted text clipped - 76 lines] > It does demostrate that whatever is reading my code onto your computer is > inconsistant. That's a problem with YOUR software, not mine. Dave ©¿©¬ wrote: > Howdy Bob! > > I put the certification line back in for ya on the top line! (I must have > cut it instead of copying it yesterday!) > > After all, my code DID go through their meat grinder! :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PHEWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <!------------------meaning finally-----------------!> <!------------------till next time------------------!> <!------------------------;)------------------------!> Oh, and by the way, did any one mention to ya that your "Epilepsy" link doesn't work with Netscape browser today? :) owlve Dave ©¿©¬ wrote: > Howdy Bob! > > I put the certification line back in for ya on the top line! (I must have > cut it instead of copying it yesterday!) > > After all, my code DID go through their meat grinder! :) "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > Howdy Bob! > > I put the certification line back in for ya on the top line! (I must have > cut it instead of copying it yesterday!) Yup! Just took a look and there it is by gosh! :-) > After all, my code DID go through their meat grinder! :) I sometimes have the butcher put the hamburger through twice if it's a tougher cut of beef. :-) But if you're referring to http://validator.w3.org/ it said that vns.html on the website had 43 errors before it quit & stopped checking. Bob "Dave ©¿©¬" wrote: > <BIG snip> & an <BIGGER snip> > Howdy Bob! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > If it works now the reason is because your computer does not have the > standard character set installed in it. I remember you saying that you had donee that and the VNS still didn't work in Mozilla. > This DOES NOT explain why you are getting different code. The only > difference should be that that one line should be in a different locatin and > surrounded by: > <!--- (line of code) ---> What can I say? I downloaded your code to my computer for a testbed and found that removing the line I pointed out would make it all work in Mozilla. I have it all here in a hardcopy printout. That was all downloaded with MSIE. > It does demostrate that whatever is reading my code onto your computer is > inconsistant. That's a problem with YOUR software, not mine. The code you refer to (MY software) is MSIE6.00. I thought you liked and used MSIE? Was I wrong? Bob Dave ©¿©¬ wrote: > Howdy! > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > He gathered all of the documentation that was necessary (former employment > records, medical records, etc.) and everything went through in a snap! ©¿©? I ain't sure trial was the right word... This was the "second" denial by them for me, was your "second" approved???????........ Did you have to go before anyone personally or just send paperwork?? By the way, your "Epilepsy" link ain't a workin' I don't think on your page??? me again. more tanks alot :) Howdy! My epilepsy link? I've got a gazillion of 'em (give or take) on my Epilepsy page. Then again... let's not forget my VNS page! When I was originally turned down I thought that was the end of it so I starved for about 9 years before asking for my appeal hearing. It was in front of some inspectors. I assume that this is the standard procedure -- then again, I had my appeal after I'd moved about 800 miles away from where I submitted my original application. SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com > > Howdy! > > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > more tanks alot :) On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:52:36 GMT, "Dave ©¿©¬" <dave@_nospam_howdydave.com> wrote: >SSI is for retirement. >SSD is for disability. Nope... SSI is also for disability it is means tested. Basically it is a form of welfare > >SSI is for retirement. > >SSD is for disability. > Nope... > > SSI is also for disability it is means tested. Basically it is a form > of welfare Howdy! When I made initial contact with the SSA Office in Milwaukee (umpteen years ago) the first thing that they wanted to know was if I had ever worked and had had Social Security deductions taken out of my wages. Once I said that I had, they talked about "SSD" v. "SSI" and that since I had paid into the SS program, I could get SSD. My understanding of the terminology may be dependant on the "clerk is a jerk" principle! Dave I applied while we still lived near Boston, MA. For months they were evaluating my request for SSI/SSDI but I heard nothing Social Security. Then the called and asked if I would go to psychological testing. I emphasized the memory loss that I've had from the seizures and worsened by Topamax when I filled out there forms and spoke to someone at the SSA office in Norwood, MA. It took three months before I got to see the doctor they choose (they cancelled the first appointment and the next one was another month away. When I saw the doctor, he did many of the standard tests, memory and mood related. Midway into the test he started telling me about ways to improve my memory. I just don't remember names, when I had brain surgery 14 years ago, they told me the area they were removing was in the area where you remember names. It then took over two more months for his evaluation to get to SSA. A day before we were moving to Florida, I finally got a call saying I was excepted for SSDI and getting back pay for the time I was out of work. It took a long time, probably six months, but I was approved. Just lucky I guess. I think they considered the fact that my memory was bad made it happen, not that I was epileptic. Lewis >> >SSI is for retirement. >> >SSD is for disability. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Dave Howdy Lewis! My attorney told me that uncontrolled epilepsy was an automatic shoe-in! SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com > I applied while we still lived near Boston, MA. For months they were > evaluating my request [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > > > > Dave My Neurologist told me that most people are turned down there first time and we might have to keep trying. > Howdy Lewis! > [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] >> > >> > Dave Howdy Lewis! My attorney told me that too! SignatureDave ???? http://www.howdydave.com > My Neurologist told me that most people are turned down > there first time and we might have to keep trying. [quoted text clipped - 70 lines] > >> > > >> > Dave On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 07:33:28 GMT, "Dave ©¿©¬" <dave@_nospam_howdydave.com> wrote: >Howdy Lewis! > >My attorney told me that uncontrolled epilepsy was an automatic shoe-in! Don't know about that But I was one of the lucky few I was approved in six weeks. My check was sitting in my account before I even got the letter from SS. Now what I did was had carry all my medical records when I applied. On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:52:36 GMT, "Dave ©¿©¬" <dave@_nospam_howdydave.com> wrote: >SSI is for retirement. http://www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income/ Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a Federal income supplement program funded by general tax revenues (not Social Security taxes): It is designed to help aged, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income; and It provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter. >SSD is for disability. > On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:52:36 GMT, "Dave ©¿©¬" > <dave@_nospam_howdydave.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >>SSD is for disability. ----------------thanks----------------- It is a pain trying to get approved for either (seems epilepsy ain't big on the list in South Carolina!)although my dr noted that I was disabled on my med file and said that he put on it what was necessary for the gov to approve my SSI and/or SSD. I am on my third attempt (with a lawyer this time!) and being 57 maybe by the time I retire I will win the case :) note: Ya know it's funny-------- I offered to trade them my Bronze Star, Air Medal, and other Vietnam Service medals for just a couple of sandwiches and they just laughed at me. ha,ha ain't life funny Im in SC too. " How do they determine how much your checks are? Dave wrote: >SSI is for retirement. >SSD is for disability. Actually, if you are in the United States, SSI is ALSO for disability. SSD is only for the people who have worked for a certain length of time - if you have NEVER worked, you can only get SSI. I know this, because I have family on both - the UK and the USA is not the same. I applied for SSDI (Disability) and when I explained that a major part of the problem is memory loss that was caused by seizures and medications (I was on Topamax at the time). They asked me to submit to psychological testing, made the appointment and provided transpartion for the psych tests. I didn't have to do anything but answer there questions. Part of the way into the test, the doctor started giving me hints on how to remember things, but nothing else was said. I just don't remember names and many of the tests were name related. About two months later, I received notification that I was eligable for SSDI going back to the day I lost my job, and that in December I will be eligable for Medicare. I don't know what was different, but they didn't even turn me down once. That was a suprise. The only thing that I did special is work with one of the people at the Epilepsy Foundation in Boston, MA, but we only made a few minor changes to the application. Good luck with the appeal. I was told by my neurologist the you will probably be rejected and just keep appealing. Sooner or later the give up and pass you. Lewis > Well phase two done. > The "second" denial from SSI came thru today. From what the denial [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Enough with the sweets,anybody got some "grits". I'm gettin' frustrated!:) I am in the second part of the process. From what I find, it is a confusing process where the people who deserve it never get it and the people who messed theirselves up do. It is so not fair. But this is just my opinion. |
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