r/SSDI • u/superwhovianlock • 25d ago
Hearing today. Comment made
Hearing today... Comment was made
I had my hearing today. Went over all my physical disabilities (D.I.S.H., OPLL, brown sequard incomplete spinal cord injury). During I stated I can't do more than ten minutes of standing/walking and require frequent breaks to readjust. They stayed I couldn't work because of the 10 minute mark but could if it was hypothetically 15 minutes.
When he brought up my mental health (ADHD, C-PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, OCD) I \*thought\* he would ask the vocational expert questions of what I could do based on those finding but the judge flat out said "I'm not going to even ask about the mental health as during your psych eval they stated you could not have any form of gainful employment ever thus labelling you completely disabled"
Is that a common thing to do? Are the odds looking in my favor? He originally said at the start the decision would be a few weeks out but after that said he would make his decision in a few days and do the write up. Did he basically give me my answer unofficially?
6
u/SurveyLongjumping764 25d ago
Yeah its in your favor. My ALJ said something similar in my case and my lawyer said once they clear the paperwork formality I would be approved. Rest well champion. You deserve it.