Canada: Fibromyalgia and CPP Disability Benefits
- muratjohn
- tamara_peters
- fedup1000
- fibrot
- marenaw
- kathy570
- y2val
- y2val
- kim48
- wombat8
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» tamara_peters - Re: disability ontario
In response to disability ontario posted by muratjohn:Hi,
Thanks for your question. Let me introduce you to a fellow fibro friend of mine who's Web Site is an excellent resource.
Please check out Peter's links for specific information regarding disability in Ontario Canada.
Good luck! Hope this helps.
Tamara
-- posted by tamara_peters
» fibrot - CPP and second rejection
In response to CPP and second rejection posted by JRandyV:please email me with that form and supply any useful tips. thanks sooo much
-- posted by fibrot
» marenaw - Re: Re: Cpp Application for Fibromyalgia (Suite101.com)
Hi,I have been told by someone who works in the field that it is customary for everyone to be turned down for disability benefits the first time they apply. Ignoring the ethics of this, the next step is to contact the nearest Disability Advocacy Office in your area. This link is for the one in Vancouver, BC http://www.vcn.bc.ca/srsnetbc/advocacy/a... They should be able to help you and your sister navigate the beaucracy and get her the financial help she needs. If all else fails try contacting the media and giving them your story because this is a wrong that needs to be recitified.
-- posted by marenaw
» y2val - CPP and second rejection
In response to CPP and second rejection posted by JRandyV:due to my condition of anxiety panic disorder and depression,it is now so severe it is leading to fibromyalgia 2 doctors and my specialist have told me to apply for cpp.but reading your comments i will be denied could you send me the letter please.excuse my grammar and spellind due to this illnes i cant remember things like spelling,punctuatins it all to cnfusing for me.
-- posted by y2val
» y2val - CPP and second rejection
In response to CPP and second rejection posted by y2val:i posted earlier about the medical questioanaire but did not piy my email its y2valerie90@hotmail.com.im as so appalled that we are in so much pain and we have to put up with this red tape. they did not mind taking our cpp money when we were well.I feel its our money and we should be entitled to it.what do you all think.
-- posted by y2val
» wombat8 - fibromyligia
In response to fibromyligia posted by kim48:This has to be one of the most bizarre, unfriendly processes and I sympathise with you all. When I checked this out ages ago as an interested 'outsider', I found the CPP is not based on the recognition of fibromyalgia nor on the existence of pain. It's your whole 'impairment' and how that impacts on ADL. This is something measured in percentage loss of function in 'activities of daily living' where your work and education skills are irrelevant. Who cares whether depression came first or as a consequence of fibromyalgia. Sometimes a person may be totally deaf etc and forget to mention it.
The impairment is used in Australia where 40% is a very significant loss to one area eg range of movement...with no improvement expected. All the medical reports that seem to read good, frequently don't talk the talk.
Having said all that...there's apparently also some complication about how getting one payment stuffs up another so be careful about which one you chase after.
And it seems the poster Andy? who described himself as an CPP advocate, promised a good check sheets but never gave a link to it. Let's hope he returns here.
-- posted by wombat8
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