Qustion about disability??? please help?

Question

I have been diagnosed with depression,anxiety,panic disorder..i am 27 almost and all this started at 16years old. i went to three psychiatrists, tried 3 or 4 medications at 16..at 17 my psychiatrist helped me get into ged classes b/c i couldn't and didn't want to get out of bed to go to school. i also had back surgery in 2005. a herniated disc. my back constantly hurts, i can't bend over b/c i cant get back up if i do. if i sit too long my leg won't work right from nerve damage. currently since middle of 2006 i have been on 3 medications. zoloft,wellbutrin and occasionally xanax. i am still on wellbutrin and zoloft and xanax every now and then to help with panic attacks. i have also been on paxil cr..as a teenager i was on lithium,wellbutrin,zoloft..and if there were more i cant remember them all..i filled out for food stamps and disability 2 days ago.so far i have heard nothing. what should i do to help get the ball rolling? do i need to get my doctors charts or do they? also the three psychiatrists i went to as a teenager..their office is closed..out of business i guess?? how do i go about getting those charts???

Answer 1

Contact the state medical board to see if they have the three psychiatrists's new business addresses or even contact the appropriate national medical certifying board to see if you can get the new addresses. If so then proceed to contact the psychiatrists and ask on how you can get your medical records.

Social Security Administration (SSA) will send you to their Doctors to examine you to see if you are Disabled or not.    

Concerning Social Security Administration (SSA) Disability Benefits, it is NOT easy to get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Expect to have your Disability claim rejected at least twice and to possibly win your Disability claim on the third try.

If you do win your Disability, expect to wait at least 6 months to 3 years from date of initial application to start receiving Disability benefits.

      

Answer 2

You will not hear from them about your food stamps for about 30 days unless you filed for them on an emergency basis.

Do you have a copy of your school records? They may make mention of your treatment and that could be all you need.

Social Security will ask you for the records they want. Until you go in for an interview with Social Security the process to get SSI or SSDI has not really started. If you get benefits they will begin on the basis of the date you submitted your application - but no action is actually begun until there is a face to face interview.

Answer 3

Two days isn't very long. You'll probably get told if you need to do anything extra.

When you applied for disability it should have told you what you needed to do. As long as you did this you shouldn't have too many problems