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Originally Posted by TEW
"You asked us wrong people, we are not the representive at Social Security office." Uh.... I was asking if there was any board members on SSDI with a similar hearing loss as mine. I understand this is not the Social Security Administration web site.
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I am a hearing rehab counselor. That is why I posted the inforamtion I did. If you are concerned about assets, I would reccommend that you contact your local BVR office regarding retraining. You stated that you were interested in retraining. Given the fact that you worked for 20 years with your hearing loss, and it is very difficult to be determined to be permanently disabled and unable to work at any type of employment, and thus qualify for SSDI, under the age of 50, you are going tohave a difficult time indeed being awarded SSDI under these circumstances. It is not that you cna't work, it is that you are having a difficult time finding a job. That is hardly sufficient for SSA to declare you permantly and totally disabled. You would be considered to be more of a displaced worker than permanently and totally disabled, simply based on your deafness and the fact that you lost your job and are having difficulty finding another. Either that, or just go ahead and draw your retirement from your previous job. But your chances of being awarded SSDI are extremely slim.