I developed a blood clot in my thigh in 2006. I had to argue with my doc, but he got me an ultrasound set up at a clinic in the big town. The tech asked me if I was working (yes) and told me he saw a lot of people who came in practically begging him to find something wrong with them so they could get on disability. When he got done with the test he told me I had a 14” long blood clot in my leg. (no kidding? that explains this PAIN). I got 2 weeks off while I self administered Heparin shots in my midsection (no insurance).
I also know someone who is deaf that has been trying to get on it now for 4 years. Nada. They have been struggling to find work. Nada. But the girlfriend of a guy I know waltzed through to get hers. She told me all she did was “try” to kill herself. There is nothing wrong with her that a swift kick in the *** wouldn’t cure.
Since then, the door has been opened for the depressed (who in their right mind wouldn't be bummed that Duh-1 is getting another go-round?), the addicted, alcoholics, etc. most of which can be claimed with little evidence, and which seems to get a fast-track in.
The guy down the street is on the registry for a violent sex offense. He has a “brain injury” from a work accident but does not seem to have any problem doing anything, driving, etc. He has cornered me a few times and he is the most conniving liar I have ever encountered. In one of his conversations he complained about how long it took to get on disability (presumably the only thing he wasn’t lying about).