Filing For DisabilityApplying For Social Security BenefitsWith Chronic PainFiling for disability can be a long and ardent process for some. There is enough paper work to make you think, this is too much. I just can’t go through this and the chronic pain. No one said filing for disability would be easy. Anyone that has ever filled out any federal government forms, knows they are very lengthy, but necessary. It will be worth it in the end. It will provide security for you, your family, and your family finances. 
Well, it may seem daunting, but you can file your disability claim on the internet, at least the initial paperwork to get the ball rolling. When filing for disability, make sure you list all the conditions that you have. Depression, anxiety, coping issues, can’t sit for long periods of time, have to rest frequently, having a hard time concentrating, or just whatever you are struggling with. Don’t add anything you can’t prove. That is a No, No. Add just what is in your medical record, this way they won’t be able to accuse you anything. You will need to gather all the paperwork you have, and a copy of your medical records ( all of them) just in case they are needed to prove your case. The Social Security Administration will request their copies from your doctors, you list on the forms you fill out, so don’t worry about having to furnish them a copy. Make sure your doctor knows you are filing for disability and is willing to help if he/she can. Now you wait for their decision. The letter comes on the mail and you are excited that you have been accepted. Before you get too excited, open the letter. You find that cruel word‘DENIED'. “Oh, gosh, what do we do now? We won’t survive without some form of income and they know I can’t work. What are they trying to do to me“?
Hold on just a minute. All is not lost.Get on the phone with the SSA, and find out what they need to complete your claim. Usually, it is just something petty, but important to your claim. At this time, you will need to file a disability appeal on your claim. This is to let them know you are not satisfied with their decision.Keep up the appeals process as long as it takes. Just keep appealing till they are all gone. Eventually, you should have a
One problem that people have, that are filing for disability is the issue of chronic pain. Being the invisible disability, the examiner and the administrative law judge will try to find something that you can do because of other functionality you may have. Chronic pain is hard to measure and is susceptible to suspicion. Never the less, keep pushing, you and your family are worth it. Just remember that kindness will get you further than a bad attitude. They are used to getting threats with legal action if you are denied. They don’t have a stake in your process, so being fussy and unkind, will get you put on the back burner, so to speak. Even if they put you on hold, doesn’t mean they aren’t still recording what you say, just be cautious while you are on the phone with them. Filing for disability in a hearing, it will be necessary to have someone there that will represent you on your behalf. Someone savvy enough to point out the things that will help you win your case. I would recommend finding a list of competent disability lawyers, and hiring one for your own sake. They will know the answers that you may not and how to word them.
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