Thread:OylerD/@comment-25989346-20160422203748/@comment-32738051-20160426164412

Sorry I'm so late to the party, Dean. It sounds like your attorney has you on the right track now so hopefully you'll be in the home stretch soon. I haven't been through this myself but have had friends outside this Wiki go through it. The only piece of advice I can offer that others haven't offered yet (unless I missed it) is something you probably already know and undoubtedly has already been covered by your attorney. And that is to make sure your disability, once awarded, is backdated to the beginning so you get all the back payments you should have been getting all along. Disability sure doesn't pay much...it's mostly worth it for the healthcare coverage...but those back payments do add up. One friend of mine, who is a lifelong diabetic but only on disability since he was about 35 (he's 51 now and not a vet), went through the process for years before the courts approved his so his back payments were substantial. He has also had to be recertified periodically but that has always been a lot easier and quicker for him than the initial time. Hopefully you either won't have to go through that or it will also be easy for you as well.

Anyway hang in there and keep thinking positively. Best wishes. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏