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James L McLeod

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Paul McChesney (Admin)

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Paul McChesney (Admin)

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If you have significant vision problems in both eyes, that make it more difficult to work, that is a more complex question.

If you have an impairment in one eye only, you are probably going to have to find something else, such as severe headaches that interfere with concentration, to establish disability.

A local social security lawyer can better answer the question as to whether your situation justifies an SSI or social security disability claim.

D.Fowler

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Reply by Paul: See the preceeding answer for the best I can give as to proving disability by blindness.

The "grid" hardly applies to blindness. It is a set of rules that directs a finding of disabled or not disabled based on age, education, work experience, and degree of exertional limitations. The cases involving people with nonexertional limitations will not be controlled by the grids. Vision impairments are nonexertional.

KIM MELTON

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Reply by Paul Yes, if it is serious enough, and if you have worked enough. To win an SSI case you need not show you have worked, but need to show that your family has no income. But to win it needs to affect your ability to function in a work setting. In order to judge, you need to provide me with the limitations it causes in your case. Also your city and state.

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heather@inorbit.com

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I quit in April of 2000 because I was pregnant and my vision got significently worse, I was tripping over everything and was scared I would fall and harm the baby. I was also getting severe strains from the computer glare and was advised to avoid computers at that time to "save" my vision. I have not worked since.

Is the above enough to qualify? I have 55 days left to appeal. Can you suggest an attorney in the Miami area? Thank You so much for your help.

Reply by Paul You have a very serious problem, and should definitely pursue a disability claim in addition to other avenues that might, if you are lucky, lead to employment. It seems to me that you are virtually legally blind, and have other problems, too.

If you get on disability, there are might be special programs that make it easier for you to experiment with working while you are drawing disability.

I would certainly get an attorney at this point; you have tried once on your own and been unsuccessful. If you have trouble getting an attorney right away, be sure to appeal on your own by going down to the Social Security office. GET A RECEIPT! That will give you a little extra time.

I will suggest an attorney by email.

anonnymous

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mary alston

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Paul McChesney (Admin)

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Ted Fogg

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misty traweek

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Paul McChesney (Admin)

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The crucial question in cases involving vision is how well you can see with best correction. You don't tell me what your corrected vision is, so I can't say.

The Snellen number, 20/20 or 20/400, tells how well you can see at a distance in the center of your field of vision. You also can be disabled because of narrowing of field of vision and difficulty with close vision, which is more relevant for work puroposes.

All eye doctors know what "legally blind" means, and if your doctor will say you are that, you can probably get benefits without an attorney.

Headaches can be disabling, but that sort of case is difficult to prove. If that is your main basis for your claim, get a lawyer before you file, even, and develop your case carefully.

Take care and good luck.

mbjbajjc

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Paul McChesney (Admin)

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Of course, as you probably know, legally blind people are not allowed to drive.

While you still have a job, you must be positive that you have all possible long and short term disability benefits that might be available to you.

I would talk to a good Social Security lawyer before I went out of work, in order to try to minimize any possible time without income.

You might look into a less demanding job that would enable you to earn your full state retirement.

Take care and good luck.

murlesl

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Paul McChesney (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin

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That's the long answer. The short answer is get your medical records and sit down with a good disability lawyer, preferably before you stop working, and take your next steps very carefully.

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Paul McChesney (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin

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If you are not legally blind, the test for disability based on vision alone is complex; it is based on both your "visual field," meaning how far to the side, up and down you can see when you fix your eyes on a spot in front of you, and your "central visual acuity," meaning how well you can see at a spot in front of you with the glasses that help you most.

If you are not legally blind, and your vision is stable, disability based on eyesight is based on the product of your visual field and your central visual acuity, so that the better your central vision, the worse your visual field must be in order to establish disability.

I know that's confusing; the bottom line is that it is too complicated for me to answer.

On top of that, if you have a disease like sarcioidosis that causes ever varying impairment, it becomes more difficult to correct vision with glasses; the prescription that worked yesterday might not work tomorrow.

Maybe it would be wise to get your medical records and sit down with an attorney that handles a lot of these cases.

Take care and good luck.

joseph mantia Unregistered guest

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Paul McChesney (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin

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You have a good shot at continuing benefits, but you need to be ready to appeal quickly if they try to cut you off.

The fact that your primary problem has improved makes it more likely for them to cut you off.

But your condition has also worsend; you need to be sure that appears in the record. Be sure they get good records of each of your new problems.

If you get a termination notice, be sure to appeal, in person, within 10 days, and get a receipt proving you did so. If so, you can get benefits continued while you appeal. This will protect you from immediate catastrophe.

If they try to terminate you, you should immediately get legal aid involved, or else hire an attorney.

Brian (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest

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In the statement they sent me .it has alot of limitations on it......I can't lift anything over 50 pds....25 pds occasionally...I can't be up on ladders...I can walk or stand for 6 hours in an 8 hour work day..I can't handle small objects...and so forth.

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