Same BS Just Different Day

Okay. So on January 6 of this year I called to see if there was a decision made on my case from the ALJ. I was advised at that time that they had denied my claim for yet the 4th time. The person I talked to had decided at that time to request that I get a copy of my denial so that I would be able to send my 5th appeal in for the Adminastrative Appeals Board. (Yet another 6 months to a year.) Said that she would send the request to the processing center and I should have the request within the next 7 to 10 days. As of yet, nothing. So I called again today and was told that there was a note from the Processing Center that the letter had not even been printed and sent out yet. Mind you that when I talked to the girl on January 6th, she told me I had to file an appeal by Feb 29 (which was incorrect because this is not leap year). So if I have to have an appeal done by the 28th of Feb, they are not giving me the 60 days I am entiltled to by law. Plus when I went to court on November 21, 2008, I was told I would recieve money for transpoortation if I had to drive more than 75 miles. I drove 243 miles one way. Now the department that is supposed to be in charge of sending me my transportation rembursement is not even returning my calls. I call and have to leave a message for a lady that is never in her office. I have called early in the day, morning, afternoon and week and she is not ever in her "office". And has yet to return any of my calls. So I guess I am just going to have to continue to be another statistic in the system like everyone else until I can find some one willing to figth on my behalf. And apparently the Senators and Congressmen can give a big hairy rats behind either. They don't respond either.

I guess that the next thing I need to do is to send my next blog to you guys from the beginning of my journey to what is happening now. So here goes.

I started this porcess in August of 2006. I lost my job and was unable to find another one. So due to my RA I decided to seek help from the Disability Administration. ( What a JOKE!!!!!) Anyways, I filed the paperwork. In the mean time I am on the verge of losing my home and my car and having no place to live. So I did what ant normal person would do and that is go to work and try to make a little money to keep things going. Well, that was it. They denied me the firs time because I was working and did not seem to care that I had to make a living to servive. Even after I was seen by their Doctor. He told me that I had the worst case of RA he had ever seen and that he would do every thing he could do to help me get it but he could only do so much. Okay so I was denied again because I was working and trying to survive. In the meantime, I have now had my house foreclosed on and lost my car. I filed bankruptcy to save my home and then have not been able to even make those payments. So I am waiting for them to take everything else I own. So I filed the next appeal. Was denied again and was told I could file another appeal. Which I did and this brings me to the most current denial with the ALJ. After I filed the appeal they told me it would be November of 2009 before I could get a hearing. That was in 2007 so I had almost 2 years to wait for a hearing. Well luck me, they sent me info that I would be able to have a hearing on November 21 of 2008. Only a year instead of 2. Well, I had a a lawyer that was going to go with me but then backed out at the last minute because I was working 15 to 20 hours a week. So I went alone and was told at that time that I was probably be denied again because I was working. But he would hear my case anyway. So sure enough I was denied and have not even recieved any of the paperwork for that yet. There is more to this but can't write anymore today. Am hurting too bad to continue. Will try to add to it tomorrow if feeling better. Was at the doctor and he gave me a shot in my shoulder because of the swelling and pain. But NOTHING wrong with me!!!!!!!