You need to take several steps: 1. Disbelieve the "84% processed" status. This is often wrong. Call DDS and ask them what the status is. I have...

Yes, you still can be denied if you do not meet the financial qualifications. For most people who have reached that stage of the process and a...

Fibromyalgia is not a somatoform disorder, period. It can be brought on by stress as one factor, and it has psychological symptoms, but it is...

To add to what these 2 gentlemen already said, there is a 5 month waiting period after the date the agency said you became disabled before you can...

Usually this is a good thing. The ALJ is asking you to change your alleged onset date to the one on which the ALJ feels you would be disabled based...

Sadly, being sent for a consultative examination (CE) is not a good sign. It means that your medical records are wholly inadequate to support your...

Your height is not a disability. If your height is due to a condition which also results in other physical abnormalities, such as bone anomalies...

I agree with the other attorneys' answers. In addition, your statement that your "doctors show I meet both listings" is often erroneous for several...

Short answer - no. Disability claims require medical evidence. If you are not being treated, and have not even been diagnosed, you have no medical...

Did you call the hearing office and let them know about your problem? If you have not, you absolutely should now. Judges can be understanding about...