|
I know you don't know me but this is really bothering me and I have no one to talk to.
I just went to my disability hearing.I am filing because I lost my right lung to cancer
and have experienced panic attacks and depression all my life.
I kind of get that on the pulmonary alone, My doctor gave me a capacity of being able to do sedientary
work only, due to weakness.So my winning or losing basically would be whether the Judge feels that my panic
and various other mental impairments would put me in the class of being eligable to collect disability.
I had 3 evaluations of my mental capacity done.One by a Psycologist that the SSA sent me to,One by a private
Psycologist which I paid out of pocket for and one done by my primary care doctor who has treated me for 4 years
the opinion of the 2 psyche doctors combined with my testimony would seem to show I am not impaired
however the statement by my primary care physician points toward my being disabled.I really stumbled through the hearing.
I was so nervous.The Judge had a Mental health specialist present to give his opinions about my psyciatric evaluations and ask me some
questions.He made it a point to the Judge that I was handling the hearing pretty well and I spoke up and said I had taken half an anxiety med
in order to handle the stress as a full tablet would make me too sleepy.That got turned into my being able to function with only half
a dose of medicine.They also drew attention to the fact that I did not get up running out of the hearing in a panic.
The expert on hand looked at the psyche eval and noted that one of the scores indicated that I might be playing my problems to be more
severe than it actually is.The judge then hurried him through his personal assessment of the conclusions drawn by my primary care physician
about my state of mental health.I know that she had listed most things as moderate or marked such as problems staying on task,
remembering instruction, would the panic effect me in a work environment and for the most part he said that that from a purely psycological
standpoint that he would have to say mild to most of the questions based on the 2 psychologist's reviews and my testimony.
He went on to say however that my Primary care physician was probably figuring in my lack of a lung in drawing her conclusion
and since the 2 psychologist and himself are not Experts in physical health that they would have no way of figuring that aspect into their
evaluations.My attorney did not ask any questions and the Judge quickly finished the hearing.
Here are my questions,
I was so nervous I stumbled all over the place when they asked me things.especially specific things like how far or long I can walk
before I need a break and how long of a break I need etc etc etc I just know I was so nervous the judge must think i am some kind of liar or
idiot.
I couldn't remember dates or times I was very nervous and very fuzzy on things.
Do you think the decision will be in my favor
why or why not
could more information help you to give me a clearer picture of the possible outcome ?
is there anything in particular about how a Judge acts during a hearing that would hint that he planned on giving a favorable or unfavorable decision ?
do you feel that most times when in doubt judges approve or deny ?
what will the judge review and what will he look at primarily to reach a decision ?
is it possible the decision has already been made at the end of the hearing ? Just not officially ?
any other help you can offer is greatly appreciated.I was told it could take 6 months to find out.
I am on pins and needles and sick with worry.
please help.
|
| |
| |
|
