The woman i just got off the phone with is 57 and she was recently denied. Have no clue what level her case was at when she was denied, and neither does she unfortunately. This will involve one or more calls: one to dds and perhaps another to the DO (social security office) if her case is no longer at disability determination services.
Looks as though her work history has involved some arduous labor as she worked as a laborer at a fish market. I'm reasonably sure that involved some heaving lifting and in not the most desirable circumstances.
She certainly has a number of problems to contend and, still, despite, hearing this stuff for so many years, I continue to be flabbergasted that people like this, who are this old and older, get turned down for benefits. She has acid reflux, high blood pressure, and type II diabetes. Very common ailments and rarely the kind to get a person approved. However, she also has arthritis in her knees, elbows, and fingers (not surprised considering how cold things are at a fish market). But wait, that's not all. She also has had coughing problems (again, wouldn't be surprising if the fish market had something to do with that) and blackout spells. During one of these blackouts, she fractured her coccyx. And she is also being treated for depression and is being given trazodone (often for depression-related sleep difficulties). And, finally, she thinks she may hepatitis. Wasn't sure how she came to that conclusion, though.
Still on the subject of amazing, I talked to a woman yesterday who has breast cancer. She recently finished 15 days of radiation at the hospital. The cancer has metastasized to her liver, spine, jaw, and lungs. She also has lymphedema in her right arm. She was denied and she is over sixty. Incredible. I only wish the DDS supervisor for the unit that handled this case could be singled out.
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