Posted by judy1 on December 15, 2002, at 13:10:34
In reply to Re: Disability social anxiety « ItsHowdyDudyTime, posted by oracle on December 15, 2002, at 1:54:16
Hi Oracle,
Because I had a fairly high-paying job for a dozen years, my SSD is closer to $1800 with my children receiving half- I think the maximum is in the $2000s depending on what your earnings were and future potential earnings will be. Of course this varies considerably, the SSA puts out a yearly update on what your earnings would be if you went on SS (usually through retirement), but that is what you would get through disability. There are other programs such as Medicaid for those who don't qualify for SSD and have low family income. I agree 100% that a specific condition should not determine whether you get SSD, but rather your degree of disability. There are several well publicized physicians practicing with schizophrenia along with high functioning people with bipolar disorder (I was for many years), but there are people with anxiety disorder and/or depression who can't leave their bedroom (been there too). For those considering going this route- make sure your pdoc is supportive and has experience with the forms- it goes a lot quicker. Take care, Judy
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