[mscrzy1]

I was on Soc. Security and SSI benefits when I was battling AA. I was lucky enough to have my application go through the first time with no appeal process. After I put in all my paperwork, they called for a phone interview. The man who gave me the phone interview was actually incredibly helpful and told me that he needs the worst case scenario with everything. He said that if I gave him the worst case scenario, then I would have a better chance of getting approved. He was right. :-) I was on Soc. Security and SSI benefits until my counts were at a level that was stable, and I was able to go back to work full time. Then, I cancelled the Soc. Sec. and SSI.

Hope that helps!