Comments on: Applying for SSI/SSDI http://www.new-landscape.com/2008/11/applying-for-ssissdi/ New York support group for people with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) / Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:08:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jigsaw Analogy--ellis http://www.new-landscape.com/2008/11/applying-for-ssissdi/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Jigsaw Analogy--ellis Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:05:23 +0000 http://www.new-landscape.com/?p=415#comment-694 i applied for SSI in june 2008, and they approved my case this month (nov, 2008). it really wasn't that difficult, just a fair amount of paperwork, and a visit to their doctor and psychologist. the main thing was the waiting: each time i needed to go into the office, i had to wait for two or three hours, even with an appointment. had i applied sooner, before not having been able to work for 2 1/2 years, i would have gotten SSDI as well, which would have meant getting a good bit more money. and since they pay you based on the date you apply, it makes sense to apply as soon as you think it's a possibility, since you can stop getting the payments any time you are able to go back to work. i applied for SSI in june 2008, and they approved my case this month (nov, 2008). it really wasn’t that difficult, just a fair amount of paperwork, and a visit to their doctor and psychologist. the main thing was the waiting: each time i needed to go into the office, i had to wait for two or three hours, even with an appointment.

had i applied sooner, before not having been able to work for 2 1/2 years, i would have gotten SSDI as well, which would have meant getting a good bit more money. and since they pay you based on the date you apply, it makes sense to apply as soon as you think it’s a possibility, since you can stop getting the payments any time you are able to go back to work.

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