I know I have not posted often lately-but wanted to be sure to let those
of you who know me in on this information.
After a 3 1/2 year medical battle that includes 2 neurological
conditions (EP and Chiari), too many meds to count now, 3 brain
surgeries, (and 1 hardware removal!), and still yet undiagnosed problems
unrelated to either of those conditions, my social security battle is
now over.
On June 16th, nearly 3 years after applying, I had my hearing. My
lawyer told me to expect to wait at least 90 days to receive my
judgement in the mail-as the was the national average for hearing decisions.
At the hearing the Judge spent approx 20 minutes questioning me. He
also asked my lawyer some questions about the medical file. In the end
he said "I do not know why this was not awarded sooner, I am giving you
a bench decision and awarding your benefits today." I actually had to
say out loud "can you repeat that?" My lawyer had to look at me and say
"it's OK you won".
After the end of the hearing my lawyer said we will still have to wait
for all the official paperwork to come in the mail before anything
happens-but that getting a bench decision means the process will be faster.
This means that though my life is so drastically different then it was
almost 4 years ago---the summer I started having those weird dizzy
spells, ringing in my ears, strange pain-all sorts of stuff---my fight
is over and I can go on from here and continue learning how to manage my
life and live it without justifying my story to anyone.
Kelly P
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