Mental Health Support

like a great job at first. Then reality set in - HUGE, unrealistic workloads. People calling begging for decisions who were about to become homeless or even die. It got even worse. As an experienced examiner I was assigned to child SSI cases, with many kids in foster care. I cannot describe some of the horrific abuse I learned about. After less than 10 years I had to leave the job for my own sanity.

The initial disability decision made is based on the Social Security Rules and Regulations as a "medical determination". https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/AdultListings.htm

Subsequent appeals are made as a "legal determination". Big difference! There were SO many people I truly felt could not work, but I couldn't approve - it kept me up many nights.

Clogging the system and making the process more difficult are the liars and cheats who fabricate their disability. Time that should be spent on folks like you, but are wasted. Over the years I helped discover many instances of fraud in ongoing disability reviews. It was very sad to see.

The system is vastly understaffed and unfortunately I don't see that changing. Take care and feel free to vent any time. I hate when people ask what you do for a living! Just say you are an investor. You are investing your time listening to their crapola 😉