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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I heard someone suggest last week that as traditional welfare has gone away, more people turn to disability. So perhaps they were disabled before but weren't driven to get benefits that way.
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Many are workers who have some arguable basis to claim disability and, fearing layoffs, are trying to secure a revenue stream.
I have seen it first hand. In a previous professional incarnation, I litigated on behalf of private insureds. Hence, I still get some referrals here and there. In the past year, I've been flooded with them. Two who asked me to handle appeals have admitted they would like to continue working, but it made more sense, given their tenuous job security, to go for the guaranteed money.
I'm disgusted by some of the people bringing specious claims. These couch stains seeking benefits for fibromyalgia, bipolar disorders and bad backs (best claim in the world, btw... it can never be fully verified true or false) are making it hard on lots of people with legitimate claims (MS, chemotherapy-related cognitive deficiency, etc.).
