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[quote=Anonymous]And for everyone you THINK is scamming the system, there is someone else who does not have a visible disability that rightfully needs to have the system and it takes them months to get the benefits they need.  My wife and BIL have a genetic disorder that affects their vision.  My BIL has never been able to drive, he once was legally blind, but a surgical procedure improved his vision to 20/125 in one eye and 20/200 in the other eye.  He was no longer legally blind, so lost his handicapped benefits, but he couldn't drive, and still was low vision.  Once he lost his handicapped benefits, his commute to work became much more expensive, it was harder for him to do certain things with out the benefits that he got as a visually handicapped person.  It ended up easier for him to accept a disability retirement from his job.  His disability retirement benefits were significantly lower than the full retirement he would have been eligible for in 5 years had he been able to work that much longer.  And yet, for the most part, people cannot see his visual impairments (he compensate well even when he cannot see things clearly) and might think he was scamming the system if they didn't know better.

I also knew a person who had a disk problem in her back who had significant back pains that severely hampered her ability to work.  Some days she would look completely normal and healthy.  Other days, it was excruciating for her to just get out of bed and get herself ready to go to work.  Even after multiple back surgeries, she still had problems.  She had to miss so many days at work, she ended up retiring with SS disability payments.  And many days, she would look healthy and normal, so people probably thought she was scamming the system if they knew she was getting disability payments.  But when you have 50+ days a year when you have difficulty getting from the bedroom to the kitchen, it's a disability even when the other 300+ days you're a normally functioning adult.

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