Clarification
Just some quick clarification in case some are getting confused. SSI is
Supplemental Security Income and is different than SSDI which is Social Security
Disability Income. Two years from the date you are found disabled with SSDI
you get Medicare (not Medicaid). A lawyer is a very good idea as it is very
hard to get SSDI without one (although a few have) It is also hard to get
SSDI based on just Hep C. Most of us have more wrong with us anyway. If you
are working and applying for disability it is doubtful you will ever get it.
The purpose of disability is for when you can't work. If you are working they
will expect you to continue doing so. I suggest finding a job that pays cash if
you need $$ to survive on while you are waiting and find supportive friends
and/or family members to move in with. If you have no income you are eligible
for SSI but it pays very little each month. Something like $400 a few years
ago.... might be a tad more now. Your SSDI income is based on how much you
paid INTO the system during the years that you worked. That is why everyone's
SSDI income varies so much. Some people get a great deal more money every
month than others. I suggest that those of you who are just starting with *the
system* go to www.ssa.gov/ and read and read and read ;-) Keep applying and
reapplying. They hope that you give up and go away ;-) GOOD LUCK!
Peace
Pam
BTW....... the online Blue Book for disabilities can be found at:
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/
The gastro section is at:
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/5.00-Digestive-Adult.htm
with Hepatitis being under 5.05 You used to need at least TWO things wrong
with you from this section
These and many other links can be found at http://www.HEALSofNFL.bravehost.com
1/2 way down the page. Look for the link that says Excellent fatigue, fibro,
Hepatitis, and SSDI info.