Reply #9: I think medical records being complete may be the key [View All]

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I suffer from RA. fibro, pn and a few other things. Fibro and PN are hard to diagnose. My poor oncologist finally had to admit the chemo probably triggered the pn and fibro but that was just last year.

My husband was diagnosed with PTSD, severe depressive episodes and bipolar as well as a few others also. Two years ago he found his brother's body. His brother committed suicide on the same day we had a doctor's appointment for him. It forever changed my husband.

We had learned from my experience what not to do. His doctor sent detailed psychological and medical records and the form I filled out for him was bleak. I didn't lie but I sure didn't write down anything he could still do.

Most people don't realize the committee deciding if you are disabled or not is comprised of lay people. Somehow our government thinks lay people are better equipped to decide if you are disabled or not than your doctors.