Re: public assistance/disability & disqualified

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On 3/17/06, disabled for real wrote:
> On 3/17/06, disabled for real wrote:
>> I am currently receiving public assistance. I tried to once
>> some time ago apply for disability only to be disqualified.
>> My pa case was closed because I did not comply with work
>> program, meaning I didn't show for an appt w/work program
>> caseworker. I already went through this procedure and was
>> examined by their and SSA's doctors and found unfit to
>> work. I have uncontrolled hypertension and extremely
>> chronic asthma, which I had all my life (asthma). In fact,
>> as a child I was receiving disability from SSA for the same
>> thing. Now some days are good days but in this day and age
>> no employer wants to be understanding about someone who has
>> to call out sick every month, even if you have
>> documentation to prove it. I am now 41 years old which
>> makes my chances of getting a new job every month even
>> less. I don't know why no one else has the same logic about
>> this. It's not my fault I was born with a chronic
>> condition. Just because I can walk, talk, see and hear
>> doesn't mean that I am not disabled. Is there anything I
>> can do to defend my case. I keep going to fair hearings
>> when my case is closed. Then my case is reopened and no
>> sooner than a few weeks I get the another appt for the work
>> program. It's a vicious circle I'd like to put an end to.
>> If I didn't have to spend so much time defending myself, I
>> could figure out how to do some kind of work from home. I
>> sincerely appreciate your comments and suggestions. Thanks
>> for reading.
> I guess I should mention I'm in New York.

FYI - You've posted on the wrong forum. This is not a case of
criminal defense.

If I may, what does your attorney have to say about this? Only
he/she knows your case history and only he/she can provide
appropriate assistance.