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The name is Leah. I live in Cincinnati, OH. I really love to give advice! I have been here since November of 2004. But prior to joining here, I was always been seeked for advice. Still to this day, my primary concern is always helping someone out in need.

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I'm really not sure if anyone will be able to help me out on this one, but I'm really depressed about this & I'm wondering if anyone can help me out at all.

First of all, I live in Kentucky. I've been on disability since I was 14 or 15 due to a kidney disease. I've tried to hold a job before, but I just can't do it. My immune system is too weak, & I get sick constantly if I'm around a lot of people. Plus, my medicine makes me extremely tired all the time.

So, I'll be 19 in a few weeks. I had to go to the Social Security Office a few weeks ago to refile my claim since I'm legally an adult now. I gave them all the information on my disease & why I can't work & the woman said they send it to the central office for a decision & she didn't see why they'd deny it.

Well, today I got a letter in the mail. They denied my claim. I'm devastated. That was my only source of income. I have bills to pay & I help my family out with groceries & things, so I have no idea what to do now. The reason they listed for denying it was because I hadn't worked long enough. Apparently you have to earn points up to get disability by working, & in order to get it, I was supposed to work for a year and a half BEFORE I first filed for disability. So, there's the problem. I was too young to even legally hold a job before I applied, not to mention I can't even work without getting sick. I thought the whole point of disability was to provide income to people who can't hold a job.

Does anyone know anything I can do? I'm planning on appealing it, but I don't even know if I can talk to them without becoming an emotional wreck. This is so devastating to me. And can someone explain how that is supposed to work when I can't even hold a job? Thanks.

My mom also applied for disability as well. She was diagnosed with Peripheral Neuropathy a few years ago. For months she was constantly getting denied for disability, even when the Doctor said she was eligible.

So what she did, was find a disability lawyer. Your chances of winning the claim is very high if you do this route. However, the downside was it took awhile. Usually the claim can be won within a month to 2 years, depending on your situation.

As a first step I would contact your Doctor so they can highly recommend you to get on disability. My mom had to go there frequently but it ended up being worth it.

I hope I helped. Good luck.

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