Is anyone on ssi for bipolar?
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it took me 5 years in and out of court to be approved for SSI for bi-polar. she will go to court with her attorney, she will tell the judge why she cant work, her attorney will speak on her behalf and there is usually a vocational expert telling the judge why she cant work at present or if she will be able to work part time or never be able to work again. the courts have 30 days to respond in writing to your sister the decision, if she is approved the courts will take it from there. if she is denied and her attorney wants to appeal he has 30 days to appeal and it could be another 6-12 months before she is in court again. SSI is a long draining process financially,emotionally and physcially. i never thought i would get it, but i did, it wasnt easy went thru a lot of B.S before i was finally approved. tell your sis good luck
SSI routinely rejects claims. They want to put people through so much red tape that it weeds out the people who are fraudulently using the system.
Please tell your sister to not give up the fight; to take it as far as legally permitted.
Hi:
You sister can now finally see some light at the end of that long depressing tunel of the jusicial system.
I was terrified the day that I had to go to court for my SSI benefits. Talk about a full fledged anxiety attack. Which I brought on by my self as usual, because the court time was not bed at all.
you sit on 1 side and the state sits on the other with the judge in front. Your sister's lawyer will state her case as laywers do, then it is the states turn. They state their case as well. then the judge may or may not want to speak with your sister. In my case the only thing the judge asked me was if I was alright. She was concerned.
We left the courhouse and a month or so later I received a letter in the mail stating the decision that was made. Yes, mine was favorable.
If for one reason or the other your sister's judgement is again unfavorable, the she and her lawyer can apply for another appeal. But dont look that far ahead.
Look at being ther for you sister until the date arrives and constantly remind her that it is ok, that it all turns out right in the end, we just dont know when the end is, but more importantly hug here, tell her you love her, and you are right behind her and you wont let her fall.
Best of luck for her on a favorable decision
Be safe and be well
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