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How many people are disabled because of Pseudotumor?   Message List  
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Re: [ptc] Re: How many people are disabled because of Pseudotumor?

Your spouse's income should not be a part of the decision as to whether you received SSD or not.  The issue is your disability not your household income.  Additionally, SSD is not even close to a welfare allowance or anything like this, it is for a disability which keeps you from working period, regardless of whether you want to or not.  As such your household income should not be taken into account. 
 
-crystal


From: Kellie <redpinky@...>
To: ptc@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:07:44 PM
Subject: [ptc] Re: How many people are disabled because of Pseudotumor?

 

Have any of you been denied SSD because your spouse makes too much money? I've only had PTC since June but I'm thinking of the long term ramifications because of how it's effecting me daily. I had a LP shunt placed, but am still having low pressure headaches everyday. I have permanent vision loss in my left eye but not enough to be consider disabaling.

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> Subject: [ptc] How many people are disabled because of Pseudotumor?
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> I was wondering how many of you are disabled from having Pseudotumor Cerebri and are receiving Social Security Disability? This disease has been horrible for me and I have had surgery 3 times for a shunt. They have tried twice to put a VP shunt in my head with no success. I have a LP shunt now but I still suffer from chronic migraine headaches. I have been off from work since September of last year. Some days I am barely able to get out of the bed.
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I got my disability the week that I was diagnosed w/ptc and was in the hospital to have my 1st vp shunt. I had severe head aches and lots of vertigo, as I also...
TERESA MEALER
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Jul 20, 2009
12:38 pm

Your spouse's income should not be a part of the decision as to whether you received SSD or not.  The issue is your disability not your household income. ...
Crystal Carey
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Jul 20, 2009
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Her spouse's income would count aggenst her on SSI not SSD if they don't have enough into social security they will make you get SSI tip is the more you have...
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Jul 21, 2009
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I am confused because my hubby's income had nothing to do with my ssd and I called the local ss office and I am not eligible for ssi. I need to call and find...
jwtooblsd blessed
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Jul 21, 2009
2:08 am

All., The link below should help out with all of our confusions :) LOL http://www.wceca.org/publications/SSIvSSD.pdf ________________________________ From:...
Crystal Carey
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Jul 21, 2009
2:23 pm

Right, but she asked specifically about SSD. Obviosuly, they take into account living expenses and necessaries even with SSI. ________________________________ ...
Crystal Carey
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Jul 21, 2009
2:21 pm

I have not worked in five years. I am lucky. I have had the money to fall back on thanks to the .com bubble in the stock market in the late 90's. Now I'd...
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Sep 23, 2009
6:50 pm

Also I wanted to add regarding the waiting period. I had short term diability through my job and then it turned into long term disability. The insurance...
jwtooblsd blessed
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Apr 30, 2009
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Wow! That is great! I hope they see it like that for me. I am getting long term disability through Metlife. The man told me that they have to keep paying me...
crystal WILLIAMS
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Apr 30, 2009
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Denia, Thanks for your response. Carly has had about 10 spinal taps and they are excruciatingly painful for her - lasting up to two hours, even under ...
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May 5, 2009
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She does seem to sleep better when she's hospitalized, with her bed at an angle, so I'll suggest she try propping herself up with pillows. ANYTHING! In a...
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