u/clueless-21

SSI at 21 years old

I was on SSI from 2021 till march 2024, I was 16-19. They did a review in march 2023 and found me not disabled. I appealed, it was denied. I did the ADJ hearing and that just came back and was an unfavorable decision. I have been dealing with chronic migraines since I was 11. I have been dealing with severe mental illness since 12. I have been to 2 residential inpatient facilities at 14 and at 17. I have attempted suicide probably at least 20 times. I have uncontrollable mood swings, irritability, rage, inability to listen or respect authority figures, huge social anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety and adhd. I was looking for representation for over 6 months and absolutely no one would represent me. So i represented myself and i did a lot of research on what i needed to say and went through all of my daily impairments and struggles to function, my work & school history (work history is not large , one job) I dropped out of college due to mental illness. The judge i got was the worst for my area, with a 28% approval rate. My mom and I are both currently going the neurology route, it's looking like she might have MS which means I might as well.. My MRI's have been concerning and i'm getting more. Is it even worth appealing or further pursuing?

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u/clueless-21 — 1 day ago
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SSDI at 21

I was on SSI from 2021 till march 2024, I was 16-19. They did a review in march 2023 and found me not disabled. I appealed, it was denied. I did the ADJ hearing and that just came back and was an unfavorable decision. I have been dealing with chronic migraines since I was 11. I have been dealing with severe mental illness since 12. I have been to 2 residential inpatient facilities at 14 and at 17. I have attempted suicide probably at least 20 times. I have uncontrollable mood swings, irritability, rage, inability to listen or respect authority figures, huge social anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety and adhd. I was looking for representation for over 6 months and absolutely no one would represent me. So i represented myself and i did a lot of research on what i needed to say and went through all of my daily impairments and struggles to function, my work & school history (work history is non existent. The judge i got was the worst for my area, with a 28% approval rate. Even the VE said there were no jobs i could work with my limitations and how much i would need to miss work due to appointments. I'm also ,new but, currently going to a neurologist to figure out some migraine things , my MRI's have been concerning and I'm getting more done. and could possibly be diagnosed with MS, because my mom is also looking down the neurologist route and it's currently looking like she has MS. I just don't know if it is even worth it to keep trying for this or to start over. I know how hard it is for young people to get approved.

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u/clueless-21 — 1 day ago