u/Finstatler

I am presently on stage 3 in the application process, and I have not seen this letter when going through my medical records, so I don't know if SSA would have access to it.

The doctor goes into my condition pretty thoroughly in the letter and why I should be exempted due to my vision loss. The letter was sent a few months back.

I received a call from the courts a little while after the letter was sent telling me they were exempting me permanently from jury duty.

Didn't know if sending it to SSA would help my case or if I should just let it go, as I said I am not sure if they have access to it when doing medical records research.

Currently on Stage 3. I applied for SSDI due to my optic nerve damage caused by advanced glaucoma. I am legally blind.

When I applied online they wanted to know, since I was working part time, what my earnings are estimated to be for 2026. I put out an amount that (I thought) would bring me to the end of summer before quitting(because all literature I had read said it was better to estimate longer rather than shorter), even though I also told them it may be sooner due to difficulties I am having in my job due to my condition.

One problem is, like a dummy I estimated my 2026 earnings from the time I started the application process, and not the beginning of the year like I should have, which brings my estimated earnings up to June.

When I searched up on Google how to report to SSA me quitting my job, it stated to not quit your job while you are waiting to see if you are approved because it might look like you can work but you are quitting just to get approved.

Any advice on how to handle this? I hadn't put in my search that I had already told SSA that I was planning on leaving my job due to difficulties caused by my condition, so maybe the answer would be different if I had. It just surprised me and made me wonder if there really would be a problem if I quit. Though I am reminded every time I go into work as to why I shouldn't be working.

There is an item that has been sitting in my "to be reviewed" tab for 2+ weeks now. I don't even remember what it is anymore. There is no picture. Just an item number and the "currently unavailable" notice.

I have read on this sub that sometimes they come back from unavailable, but how long should I wait before contacting CS to remove it from my account? Thanks!

**EDIT** Sorry, I messed up in my original post a little. The notice says, "This item is no longer available." Not "Currently unavailable" as I wrongly wrote above. Does that make a difference?

I received a voicemail from a restricted number, and I don't know if it is from SSA or if it is spam or something.

In the message, it said, "This is location specialist (gave name) contacting you today in reference to your pending claim. Now, by law, I need to notify you that once your claim is filed, it will become public record. Your name and your social are both affiliated with this claim. You need to contact the filing party directly, before I appear at your home and your job with your documents. The filing party's phone number is(phone number)."

And that was it.

Is this a normal phone call that disability applicants receive, or is this just some spam call I can ignore? I just checked my account at SSA and there are no messages about this, so I don't know.