My son has bipolar, and has been denied disability. He cannot work. It is not that he doesn't want to work,
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Rarely does anyone win a request for disability with the first effort. It is designed for the appeal process. You must see an attorney who is experienced in the appeal process. When an attorney accepts your son's case you can be assured that he expects to win. By design his fees are built in and is paid directly from social security a percentage of the retro active award. with a cap of about $5200. Hopefully your son has worked in the past and accrued disability credits. My wife is Bi Polar and tries to work but often gets fired. She has not accrued credits enough to collect. For my own disability I won on appeal within 4 months which shocked my attorney. Initially I was told the appeal would take 1 to 2 years. My issue is cardiac, largely brought on by my wife's disorder. Take care of yourself.
Appeal/Reapply.
My brother is 22 and has bipolar. He was denied the first time, and when my mom appealed, it was accepted the second time around.
Sometimes they need to see that you are serious. Also make sure you get reports from the doctor/psych confirming this and recommending that he couldn't hold a job with this disorder.
Good luck!
Is there not a citizens advice bureau or similar where you live. Maybe a part-time job or one with flexible hours or work from home might be easier to hold down.
I am sorry that I do not have the answers for you.
I agree - persist with the authorities and remember these officials are told to discourage people from receiving benefits that are rightfully theirs! Their main task is to prevent government money being spent. Yours is to make sure you get what is owed to you. Good luck!
you must appeal asap i think you have 2 months but check paperwork
I work in the mental health field where we help people apply for disability. In my experience the Social Security Administration often turns down people (especially young ones) the first time they apply. They can be overly critical. If you want to short cut it I would advise getting a social security attorney to advocate for him.
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