Social Security & Other Disability Benefits

Hi Virginia & Other Warriors,

I have no problem with the IDEA of applying for social
security, or for any other disability benefits.  It's the
PROCESS that dismays me.  I just got off the phone to a
CalPERS representative (CalPERS insures California Public
Employees), only to learn that my disability retirement
application was thrown out because my university hadn't
submitted the paperwork it was supposed to submit.  I'd
submitted my copies of this paperwork--which my university
had 3 months to mail to CalPERS--but that didn't matter. 
Now I have to start from scratch in a process the CalPERS
phone representative said could take several years, not the
3 months they claim it will take in their literature. 
Meanwhile I'm getting conflicting information about whether
CalPERS is or is not taking health insurance out of my
service retirement, so that's another battle.

I imagine most of us have gone through this, but it gets me
absolutely furious to have to begin from the beginning
because of my university's mistake or negligence.  And since
I live in California, I imagine applying for temporary
social security benefits will involve its own labyrinths
& obstacles, the whole unnecessary mess requiring more
time & energy than I can muster.

Libby

age 54 in Northern California
 diagnosed 6-15-06
 triple negative
 6 rounds of chemotherapy--TAC
 R-MRM on October 23rd 2006
 twice-daily radiation starting 11-23-06
 more chemo possible too
  

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Hi, Libby -

Zeroth, I'm not clear on why CALPERS is involved.  Is the
university in 
the CSU system?  I was in the UC system with self-paid
disability and my 
first check arrived directly from the insurance company two
weeks after 
my sick leave/vacation time ended.

Next, the SS benefits are not temporary.  Getting mine done
after my six 
months was up took less than an hour and my first check
arrived less 
than three weeks later.  I did go in person and dealt with
only one 
person (delivered my medical chart information to her
directly) so there 
was NO he has/she has/nobody has issue with getting the
paperwork and 
the chart connected. 

HTH.

virginia

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Elizabeth Sommers wrote:

>Hi Virginia & Other Warriors,
>
>I have no problem with the IDEA of applying for social
security, or for any other disability benefits.  It's the
PROCESS that dismays me.  I just got off the phone to a
CalPERS representative (CalPERS insures California Public
Employees), only to learn that my disability retirement
application was thrown out because my university hadn't
submitted the paperwork it was supposed to submit.  I'd
submitted my copies of this paperwork--which my university
had 3 months to mail to CalPERS--but that didn't matter. 
Now I have to start from scratch in a process the CalPERS
phone representative said could take several years, not the
3 months they claim it will take in their literature. 
Meanwhile I'm getting conflicting information about whether
CalPERS is or is not taking health insurance out of my
service retirement, so that's another battle.
>
>I imagine most of us have gone through this, but it gets
me absolutely furious to have to begin from the beginning
because of my university's mistake or negligence.  And since
I live in California, I imagine applying for temporary
social security benefits will involve its own labyrinths
& obstacles, the whole unnecessary mess requiring more
time & energy than I can muster.
>
>Libby
>
>age 54 in Northern California
> diagnosed 6-15-06
> triple negative
> 6 rounds of chemotherapy--TAC
> R-MRM on October 23rd 2006
> twice-daily radiation starting 11-23-06
> more chemo possible too
>  
>
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