I know there's already been a thread on SS disability, but all the replies involves Crohn's, not UC. Here are my questions:
I've had UC for 40 years and have never held a full-time job, just a lot of part-time ones--thank goodness my husband works! Lately my UC has gotten much worse. Can anybody tell me what my chances are for getting Social Security disability? I don't want to rip off the taxpayers, but I did have to quit my part-time job and am unable to work now--even most part-time work doesn't take place in the bathroom!
Also, I have health insurance now that covers my Remicade. It's a group policy through my husband's work. They're paying out so much that I fear they'll cancel the policy for the group eventually. If I'm on Social Security disability for UC, could a future insurance company exclude coverage of my UC based on my disability rating?
Reply posted for JE.
i have crohns and was recently denied SSD. i ve also just appealed it. i had to quit working last august. and i dont have a quality of life. just stay home all the time. some days are good and turn bad. some are the opposite. take lots of meds. worry all the time about what i can or cant eat. its mentally and physically draining. anyway, i just sent in my appeal. and i will just keep harrassing them with appeals i guess. i only worked part-time and my insurance is through my husbands employer too. im waiting for them to boot me out. we've already been told that im not life-insurable. the financial strain adds to what i already go through everyday. it costs nothing to apply and/or appeal. id go for it if i were you.
Reply posted for JE.
I have no experience with SS and UC, but I have seen threads on other websites where people have obtained disability for UC. I think you have to keep appealing until you wear out that government bureaucrat, which is hard to do.
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