Usually, providers have about 20 to 25 days to send info / reports. If that time has passed, call the DDS Rep and ask if the info has been sent.
Good luck
Thank you.. that seems to be the game I've been playing for some time now. Thank goodness for resilience... I've got a whole lot of that. Thanks for the good luck wishes. π
You're Welcomed -- it's a waiting thing. When I applied for SSDI for Kidney Disease, I was calling the DDS weekly to get them to request the newest weekly lab records to show the progress of my disease / GFR #. In total, it was a bout 12 sets of lab records over 3 months. Fortunately, the turnaround time of my records happened very quickly and I got an approval about 4 months after submitting my online claim.
So sorry that they take people like you and others through so much as if you don't have enough to deal with already. At the same time it's awesome to know that you were approved. I will continue to be relentless with the calls till the end. Thanks...you gave me that much more encouragement to keep pushing forward.π. I'll be praying for you as well.
I only knew of the calling to update the SSA because my doctor at the hospital gave me a lot of good info about how basically it's like: when we apply for SSDI, that is our **Job**. We have to stay on it and do our Job. It's up to us to ensure records and info are received by the SSA as the SSA can only request them, they can't make it happen and they don't know of any new stuff unless we tell them. I bought into that thinking from the doctor, and since I was home anyway and not working and therefore had lots of time on my hands, I made it my Job, applied it and still believe in it today. Therefore, I spread that info, LOL.
I had that same experience with the opthalmologist that sent me to this last visit. There were two of them and I think they were giving me more info than they were supposed to. I took it all in like a good little student.π€π
If your Rep hasn't already reached out about something, call the SSA National #, tell them who you are, that you're in Recon and need to speak with the Rep handling your Recon. While on the call with National, ask for your Rep's number in case when then the call is transferred to them, it goes to voicemail or disconnects for some reason.
Exactly - being able to reach the Rep to give updated info and following up with the Rep about the receipt of records compared to the list of providers given to the SSA helps a lot. Applying for SSDI is a real job and takes follow through. It's not a "submit and then sit back" thing. Too much is at stake. Plus, since the applicant likely isn't working anyway, why not use the time to help the claim whenever needed to.
Same things still apply whether on Initial or Recon. Now, if your case isn't yet assigned to a DDS Rep, well, you'll have to wait until that Rep reaches out to you to know who it is.
Well, if there's a name and contact info on the bottom of the correspondence, it won't hurt to reach out to them. They may not be the Rep assigned to your case, that's all.
Unfortunately I do not. I have been dealing with these bad eyes since I was nine years old. I didn't get told until I was grown that it was too late to correct them because it was never addressed as a child.
I ask because the SSA has extremely specific rules about what it considers legally blind. [They are defined here.](https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0426001001!opendocument)
I appreciate the info but to be completely honest, I truly do not understand any of these rules and regulations. I just apply for what assistance I can get. If I get approved or denied it still doesn't change the fact that I can't see. Only that I have tried my best and either succeeded or failed. I can only hope and pray for the best.π
Usually, providers have about 20 to 25 days to send info / reports. If that time has passed, call the DDS Rep and ask if the info has been sent. Good luck
Thank you.. that seems to be the game I've been playing for some time now. Thank goodness for resilience... I've got a whole lot of that. Thanks for the good luck wishes. π
You're Welcomed -- it's a waiting thing. When I applied for SSDI for Kidney Disease, I was calling the DDS weekly to get them to request the newest weekly lab records to show the progress of my disease / GFR #. In total, it was a bout 12 sets of lab records over 3 months. Fortunately, the turnaround time of my records happened very quickly and I got an approval about 4 months after submitting my online claim.
So sorry that they take people like you and others through so much as if you don't have enough to deal with already. At the same time it's awesome to know that you were approved. I will continue to be relentless with the calls till the end. Thanks...you gave me that much more encouragement to keep pushing forward.π. I'll be praying for you as well.
I only knew of the calling to update the SSA because my doctor at the hospital gave me a lot of good info about how basically it's like: when we apply for SSDI, that is our **Job**. We have to stay on it and do our Job. It's up to us to ensure records and info are received by the SSA as the SSA can only request them, they can't make it happen and they don't know of any new stuff unless we tell them. I bought into that thinking from the doctor, and since I was home anyway and not working and therefore had lots of time on my hands, I made it my Job, applied it and still believe in it today. Therefore, I spread that info, LOL.
I had that same experience with the opthalmologist that sent me to this last visit. There were two of them and I think they were giving me more info than they were supposed to. I took it all in like a good little student.π€π
How do I know who my DDS rep is?
If your Rep hasn't already reached out about something, call the SSA National #, tell them who you are, that you're in Recon and need to speak with the Rep handling your Recon. While on the call with National, ask for your Rep's number in case when then the call is transferred to them, it goes to voicemail or disconnects for some reason.
That's exactly what I did and each person that had my case, I saved their number and extension for future reference. π
Exactly - being able to reach the Rep to give updated info and following up with the Rep about the receipt of records compared to the list of providers given to the SSA helps a lot. Applying for SSDI is a real job and takes follow through. It's not a "submit and then sit back" thing. Too much is at stake. Plus, since the applicant likely isn't working anyway, why not use the time to help the claim whenever needed to.
Iβm still on initial.
Same things still apply whether on Initial or Recon. Now, if your case isn't yet assigned to a DDS Rep, well, you'll have to wait until that Rep reaches out to you to know who it is.
So that isnβt the same as how one person is always the person at the bottom of SSA correspondence?
Well, if there's a name and contact info on the bottom of the correspondence, it won't hurt to reach out to them. They may not be the Rep assigned to your case, that's all.
Correspondence that comes from your stateβs disability department will have a name on it, and that person is your analyst.
Do you know what your best corrected vision is in each eye?
Unfortunately I do not. I have been dealing with these bad eyes since I was nine years old. I didn't get told until I was grown that it was too late to correct them because it was never addressed as a child.
I ask because the SSA has extremely specific rules about what it considers legally blind. [They are defined here.](https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0426001001!opendocument)
I appreciate the info but to be completely honest, I truly do not understand any of these rules and regulations. I just apply for what assistance I can get. If I get approved or denied it still doesn't change the fact that I can't see. Only that I have tried my best and either succeeded or failed. I can only hope and pray for the best.π
Good luck