April 20, 2024

Episode 6

Episode 6 – Show Notes

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Question 1: After my wife received Short Term Disability for 5 months, I called my wife’s plan administrator to get an update today. They told me her claim was denied as of 2 weeks ago. Had I not called we would not have known. She is unable to work due to seizures and depression. Her MD agrees. What recourse do we have?

Question 2: Mostly, I’d like to know if I could file a Disability Claim, with current prostate trouble? Also have Acute Arthritis in left and right hands, also have Hernia condition, and severe Stomach Ulcer problems as well. Just what can I file for? One of these or just a couple or all of the above? My prostate problems are bad enough to keep me from working at a regular rate of man hrs., due to frequent urinations, and cramping while in some positions, as well as Hernia Condition, that was deemed inoperable, due to severe cholesterol levels. Which also prevents me from working at any length, of endurance.

Episode 4

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In this episode, I answer two more questions:

1. Kate writes to ask how she can terminate her lawyer, who she says is not doing his job.

2. Kenneth writes to say that he has a significant heart problem and his current cardiologist supports him but the previous cardiologist has the attitude “if he can walk, he is not disabled.” Kenneth wonders if the first cardiologist’s attitude is going to doom his case.

Episode 3

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In this episode, I answer two questions:

1. Gladys writes to say that she has bilateral carpel tunnel syndrome but has been turned down twice by Social Security. She has returned to work and has been able to work because of regular shots she is getting from her doctor. Gladys will be retiring in June, 2006 and wants to know if she has a chance at winning

2. Sandy writes to say that she has been working part time for several years and only has 18 credits and therefore does not meet the non-medical qualifications for Title II. I assume that her husband earns enough that Sandy would not qualify for SSI. She wants to know what she should do to try to qualify for Title II disability.

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