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1. I my experience, SSDI is almost always denied on the first application. They denied benefits to my mother

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 11:39 AM

Dec 5

on the first try, and she was paralyzed from the waist down. She should contact a lawyer. Contact the local bar association, or Legal Aid.

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ACA disabled friend in TX [View all] XanaDUer2 Dec 5 OP

I told her that XanaDUer2 Dec 5 #2

She needs to get an attorney who specializes in this obamanut2012 Dec 5 #3

I think i need to step back XanaDUer2 Dec 5 #4

48 years old might be considered in a grey area for SSDI. haele Dec 5 #6

Her dr said her agonizing arthritis is not debilitating XanaDUer2 Dec 5 #7

Age does matter dsc Dec 5 #10

Yes I know XanaDUer2 Dec 5 #11

Both my brother and sister are on disability dsc Dec 5 #12

Good XanaDUer2 Dec 5 #13

She might want to talk to a social worker. totodeinhere Dec 5 #8