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2. My son went through this. It took years. He was finally approved. You have to have one of the mental
Fri Apr 28, 2017, 10:56 AM
Apr 2017

health disabilities that are covered by social security and you have to have been diagnosed as having those by a psychiatrist. If you have not been, you have to go to a psychiatrist and get that diagnosis. Your attorney should know what you have to do. If you are denied, you start all over again. The only consolation is that, when you start over, your old claim doesn't go away, when you are finally approved, you are paid back to the time of your original application.

Sorry you are going through this. It is such a long difficult road and will only get worse under Trump.

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