Disability, here we come! - Fibromyalgia Message Board

korken · 01-24-2002, 01:11 PM

Well, Gary has jumped into STD then the doctor says LTD. Thank God that he works for a company that has both.

Here's a Q. Does anyone know if you are supose to also contact SS. We were told that myself and our 3 year old would get SSD benefits due to his disability.

We were also curious as to what other benefits we should look into.

Any insites or comments would be appreciated.

We have read about this on this board and thought that you may have some pointers.

Thanks Kim and Gary.

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Take care ~Kim & Gary~

korken · 01-24-2002, 04:13 PM

Thanks Ruth,

I just hope that I don't get any worse then I am. It is hard for our 3 year old. Daddys home but, asleep or in too much pain to do much. We both have noticed our conditins are getting worse with age. Work became imposile for him. It takes him an hour or two or three just to start to function.

Thank you,

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Take care ~Kim & Gary~

darlene · 01-25-2002, 01:07 AM

Hi Kim - there is a website for social security that goes into detail regarding what the dependents & spouse are entitled to when the other spouse goes on social security disability. It is [url="http://www.ssa.gov."]www.ssa.gov.[/url] Lots of information regarding disability. Of course, I'm no expert at this, I have just now started the applying process and am not looking forward to it. Good Luck.

Darlene

korken · 01-25-2002, 09:49 AM

Thanks for the help. We feel like we're in OZ.

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Take care ~Kim & Gary~

Copper · 03-06-2002, 03:49 PM

Hey Kim & Gary! how are ya?

I've been getting LTD now for I think about a year, little more. I just got a letter from the LTD carrier asking for verification of my filing status with Social Security. Uhhhhhh, I think I musta fibro-fogged and goofed, cuz I sure didn't apply! I took one look at my benefits statement from SS and decided "what's the point". So I suppose now I'll have to apply. I'll let you know if they dump me for not doing it.

Really wasn't intentional. You know how difficult it is to try and keep track of all the hoops we have to jump through. I'm not too slick at jumping anymore, ya know?

Anyway, hi to you, Rach, Al and everyone.

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Copper
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