Can you collect disability for fybromyalgia?? If so,how much per month?!


Question: Can you collect disability for fybromyalgia!?!? If so,how much per month!?
My husband is in constant severe pain and all xrays, blood test etc!. show nothing wrong with him!. He's had this phantom pain for years and is unable to work like he used to!. He's 58 years "young"!. We've had second opinions and everything else!. His prescription pain pills and OTC pain relievers are not working!. We live in Wisconsin, and I'd like some information if anyone has this disability, and how much can you collect!. How do you go about applying for this etc!.

Can you still work!? I've heard up to only 9 months a year!.

Thank you so much for any feedback!Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
I am a victim of Fibromyalgia on disability!. Currently Social Security is paying $773/month!. Congress decides on changing the benefits or not and they explicitly do not take in account the cost of fuel when calculating the adjustment for inflation!.

It took me over 5 years to get qualified for Social Security; it was a long hard route!. But, when I came down with FM it still wasn't an accepted disease!. It is only recently that the AMA has accepted it as an actual disease and there are some doctors (even my own) who still don't believe in it!.

I was unemployed for over 2 years before I qualified and I had to file a law suit before the Social Security Administration took me seriously; that has become the standard now days!. There are law firms that specialize in suing Social Security; they sue for a lump sum payment (from which there fee is taken out automatically) and continued monthly payments (made on the 20th of the month)!. The fee is capped out at $4,000!. I had to testify to a judge, I brought a witness that helped, but the lawyer is what made the difference!. Since I had to pay for my own medical treatment and couldn



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