I was recently approved (portal says approved but I haven’t received the letter yet or payment details). I have been reading online that my child might be eligible for auxiliary benefits. Can anyone please explain to me how this works? Do I need to do something separate from my own original application to apply for this, or is it done automatically? Thanks!
Throughout this whole process I never told my doctors (aside from one NP and my therapist) that I was applying for disability. I have several specialists. I have dealt with a lot of what has felt like gaslighting by doctors (I still do). I guess that was why I never felt comfortable discussing it with them. All I wanted was help and to get better, but when that wasn’t happening I eventually decided to apply on my own (with a lawyer). I had no doctors supporting my disability claim (as in filling out forms, writing letters, etc).
I basically just hoped and prayed that my records would somehow speak for themselves. Thankfully they did.
My question is: do I need to tell my doctors that I’m now on disability?
Also, will I be able to see exactly what conditions the judge based their decision on? I don’t know if I was approved based more on my physical vs mental health. Probably a combination but I feel like it will be helpful to know exactly what got me approved. I have several conditions (endocrine, neurological, cardiovascular, GI, psychiatric) that all can cause similar/overlapping symptoms so I can’t really pinpoint what is causing what. My doctors all seem to like saying “not my job” and point me in the direction of other specialists. I’ve been going in circles for years now chasing symptoms and diagnosis.
I guess my fear is that if I do tell my doctors, they might go out of their way to try and make me lose my benefits. I also worry that they will somehow use it against me when it comes to my treatment. I guess I just do not trust doctors.