Can't file for disability because own more than one vehicle. Household income 58% less than 2016 household poverty level
Yesterday I called a lawyer who specializes in social security disability claims.
The receptionist who answered the phone asked me many
questions to screen me and came to the conclusion that I could
not make an appointment to see the attorney.
She asked me how I heard about the lawyer,
Sharon J. Meyers -- I said Thrifty Nickel newspaper,
http://kansascity.thriftynickel.com/classifieds/social-security-disability-is-our-only-business-free-459745882.html
--
my name, date of birth,
address, telephone number, if I have ever filed for disability,
how I paid my bills, what conditions I suffer from, if I have been
seeing a doctor, what type of work I did
and the last year I worked at a regular job.
I have scoliosis and degnerative disc disease also known as osteoarthritis.
This causes daily ongoing back pain, pain in my right side, burning pain in
the lower, middle and upper left side of my back, pain in both calves of my legs and feet.
The doctor I was able to see this year-- I haven't
been able to see a doctor since 2006 when my husband
lost his job due to his boss/ employer's death and our
health insurance stopped-- starting in March, 2016
and ending this month December, 2016 said I have
a chronic condition with the scoliosis and degenerative disc disease.
It will not go away. It will get progressively worse as I get older.
He prescribed 4 things for those conditions:
heating pad
massage
physical therapy
tens unit
The only thing I have of the above 4 is a heating pad.
He told me I shouldn't lift more than 10 pounds.
I cannot stand on my feet for hours nor sit in a chair in one position for
long periods of time. When the back pain gets unbearable I have to lay
down, put my knees up and usually have to take a nap for at least an hour.
This is daily, everyday and has been going on for many years.
Every time I eat the pain in the right side of my abdomen starts
and feels like a football stuck under my ribcage then starts
gravitating to the left lower-middle and upper section of my back.
Neither I nor my husband has any health insurance.
We are not eligible to apply for medicaid at our age of 55 due to the
single fact that we have more than two vehicles in our household
even though our household income is 58% less than the 2016 household
poverty level of $16,020.00 for a family of two.
See https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/federal-poverty-level-FPL/
This was determined by a woman I saw in July, 2016 who works
at Truman Medical Center East Hospital in
Kansas City, Missouri when I made an appointment and went to
see if we were eligible for Missouri medicaid.
I was only able to see this doctor because my daughter-in-law, who is a
registered nurse, was paying $75.00 per month for the subscription and any
services or prescriptions I needed. The doctor performed 3 blood tests,
gave me prescriptions for gastritis and duodenitis, exzema and black hairy tongue.
He recommended I buy some jojoba oil and CeraVe lotion for dry skin/exzema,
avoid foods and drinks that cause high stomach acid and
buy gel eyes drops like Systane Gel Drops for dry eye--which cost around
16 dollars at CVS. I got all 3 items but I won't buy gel eye drops again
and probably won't buy CeraVe lotion again, either. Gel eye drops don't stay
in my eye, they fall out and go on the rim of my eyelid and don't do any good,
unlike regular eye drops. CeraVe lotion was okay but is expensive, composed of
chemicals similar to other lotions sold on over the counter retail shelves and
not something I would want to use on a regular basis.
Jojoba oil seems to help alleviate dry skin but I found that using other
oils like coconut or olive work just as good or better.
Prescriptions filled and taken:
Pantoprazole sodium 20 mg for gastritis/duodenitis
Triamcinolone acetonide ointment ups .1% for exzema
Fluconazole 200 mg (an antifungal) for black hairy tongue
2005 I was turned down for the second time for social security disability.
I had an attorney who specializes in disability cases.
2001 was the last year I had a regular job. I have been
self employed part time since 2000 selling items on the internet.
Sales last year ended being zero $0.00 after expenses.
Last year I made some money for babysitting my grandson,
a little over $2,000.00.
The receptionist at the lawyer's office I called
yesterday told me I would have to have worked 5 out the last 10
years in order to file for disability.
Since I have not worked 5 out the last ten years she asked me
more questions to see if I am eligible to file for need based benefits.
She asked me what property I own.
I said I am married and my husband owns the house, it's in his name,
not mine.
How many vehicles do you have in your household? she asked me.
Three, I answered.
Three? You are only allowed one vehicle per household, she said.
How much money did your husband make last year?
What is your household income?
How much money does your husband make?
What does he do for a living?
I said, I don't know what I am supposed to do. I can't go to the doctor,
I can't file for disability, I can't get a job, I don't know who is going to hire me,
an old lady with a broken back and all of these physical problems.
How am I supposed to live if I don't have any money or medical care?
She determined I was not eligible to make an appointment to see
the attorney and suggested that
I call the Social Security Office to see if I am eligible for
need based benefits.
Yesterday I called a lawyer who specializes in social security disability claims.
The receptionist who answered the phone asked me many
questions to screen me and came to the conclusion that I could
not make an appointment to see the attorney.
She asked me how I heard about the lawyer,
Sharon J. Meyers -- I said Thrifty Nickel newspaper,
http://kansascity.thriftynickel.com/classifieds/social-security-disability-is-our-only-business-free-459745882.html
--
my name, date of birth,
address, telephone number, if I have ever filed for disability,
how I paid my bills, what conditions I suffer from, if I have been
seeing a doctor, what type of work I did
and the last year I worked at a regular job.
I have scoliosis and degnerative disc disease also known as osteoarthritis.
This causes daily ongoing back pain, pain in my right side, burning pain in
the lower, middle and upper left side of my back, pain in both calves of my legs and feet.
The doctor I was able to see this year-- I haven't
been able to see a doctor since 2006 when my husband
lost his job due to his boss/ employer's death and our
health insurance stopped-- starting in March, 2016
and ending this month December, 2016 said I have
a chronic condition with the scoliosis and degenerative disc disease.
It will not go away. It will get progressively worse as I get older.
He prescribed 4 things for those conditions:
heating pad
massage
physical therapy
tens unit
The only thing I have of the above 4 is a heating pad.
He told me I shouldn't lift more than 10 pounds.
I cannot stand on my feet for hours nor sit in a chair in one position for
long periods of time. When the back pain gets unbearable I have to lay
down, put my knees up and usually have to take a nap for at least an hour.
This is daily, everyday and has been going on for many years.
Every time I eat the pain in the right side of my abdomen starts
and feels like a football stuck under my ribcage then starts
gravitating to the left lower-middle and upper section of my back.
Neither I nor my husband has any health insurance.
We are not eligible to apply for medicaid at our age of 55 due to the
single fact that we have more than two vehicles in our household
even though our household income is 58% less than the 2016 household
poverty level of $16,020.00 for a family of two.
See https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/federal-poverty-level-FPL/
This was determined by a woman I saw in July, 2016 who works
at Truman Medical Center East Hospital in
Kansas City, Missouri when I made an appointment and went to
see if we were eligible for Missouri medicaid.
I was only able to see this doctor because my daughter-in-law, who is a
registered nurse, was paying $75.00 per month for the subscription and any
services or prescriptions I needed. The doctor performed 3 blood tests,
gave me prescriptions for gastritis and duodenitis, exzema and black hairy tongue.
He recommended I buy some jojoba oil and CeraVe lotion for dry skin/exzema,
avoid foods and drinks that cause high stomach acid and
buy gel eyes drops like Systane Gel Drops for dry eye--which cost around
16 dollars at CVS. I got all 3 items but I won't buy gel eye drops again
and probably won't buy CeraVe lotion again, either. Gel eye drops don't stay
in my eye, they fall out and go on the rim of my eyelid and don't do any good,
unlike regular eye drops. CeraVe lotion was okay but is expensive, composed of
chemicals similar to other lotions sold on over the counter retail shelves and
not something I would want to use on a regular basis.
Jojoba oil seems to help alleviate dry skin but I found that using other
oils like coconut or olive work just as good or better.
Prescriptions filled and taken:
Pantoprazole sodium 20 mg for gastritis/duodenitis
Triamcinolone acetonide ointment ups .1% for exzema
Fluconazole 200 mg (an antifungal) for black hairy tongue
2005 I was turned down for the second time for social security disability.
I had an attorney who specializes in disability cases.
2001 was the last year I had a regular job. I have been
self employed part time since 2000 selling items on the internet.
Sales last year ended being zero $0.00 after expenses.
Last year I made some money for babysitting my grandson,
a little over $2,000.00.
The receptionist at the lawyer's office I called
yesterday told me I would have to have worked 5 out the last 10
years in order to file for disability.
Since I have not worked 5 out the last ten years she asked me
more questions to see if I am eligible to file for need based benefits.
She asked me what property I own.
I said I am married and my husband owns the house, it's in his name,
not mine.
How many vehicles do you have in your household? she asked me.
Three, I answered.
Three? You are only allowed one vehicle per household, she said.
How much money did your husband make last year?
What is your household income?
How much money does your husband make?
What does he do for a living?
I said, I don't know what I am supposed to do. I can't go to the doctor,
I can't file for disability, I can't get a job, I don't know who is going to hire me,
an old lady with a broken back and all of these physical problems.
How am I supposed to live if I don't have any money or medical care?
She determined I was not eligible to make an appointment to see
the attorney and suggested that
I call the Social Security Office to see if I am eligible for
need based benefits.
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