Manhattanite
Distinguished member
- Joined
- May 10, 2015
- Messages
- 209
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 05/2015
- Country
- US
- State
- NY
- City
- New York
My partner, who is 55, was diagnosed with PBP on May 1st. His speech is not yet completely slurred but he is already having problems pronouncing certain words. He is contemplating not working anymore and applying for Social Security. Yesterday he stopped by our local ALS Association chapter and was told that Social Security would most likely decline his application because he has not yet reached the point where he has lost his speech completely.
Is this correct? Based on what I have read I thought the mere diagnosis of PBP / ALS qualifies you to go on disability as it is a terminal illness.
My apologies if this has been addressed in other threads - I did a brief search and could not find an answer. Thank you!
Is this correct? Based on what I have read I thought the mere diagnosis of PBP / ALS qualifies you to go on disability as it is a terminal illness.
My apologies if this has been addressed in other threads - I did a brief search and could not find an answer. Thank you!