EDD stopped my disability benefits for missed doctor appointment, appealed in September, no response. Help?
I've been waiting for my disability benefits since September. They stopped my payments because I missed an appointment with their doctor. I didn't see the letter in time to meet the deadline. I appealed before the final deadline, but I haven't heard anything back since. Has anyone else dealt with this? How long does the appeal process usually take?
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Tom Maxon
I found a way to solve disability benefits appeal delays, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIyFUhEfKJI
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Ravi Sharma
Ugh, I'm in the same boat. Been waiting since November for my appeal to go through. The system is so broken, it's ridiculous. 🤦♂️
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Freya Larsen
November? Amateur hour over here. I've been waiting since last July! 😤
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Omar Hassan
Yall need to chill. The system is overloaded. They're doing there best
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Ravi Sharma
@profile 3 Found the EDD employee lol 🙄
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Chloe Taylor
I found a way to actually get someone on the phone. I used this site's (claimyr.com) calling tool that dials the phone menu, stays on hold, waits for a live agent to pick up, then sends the call to my phone. It does cost $20, but it works. Here's a video about it: https://youtu.be/1X-mEsLtbmQ
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ShadowHunter
Sounds sketchy. Is this legit?
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Chloe Taylor
Yeah, it's totally legit. I was skeptical at first too, but it saved me hours of hold time.
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Diego Ramirez
20 bucks? highway robbery if you ask me
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Chloe Taylor
@profile 6 I mean, it beats sitting on hold for 3 hours 🤷♂️
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Anastasia Sokolov
Here's what you need to do: 1. Call the EDD office first thing in the morning, right when they open. 2. If you can't get through, keep calling every 15 minutes. 3. Once you get someone on the line, be polite but firm. Explain your situation clearly. 4. Ask for a supervisor if the rep can't help you. 5. Document everything - get names, ID numbers, and call reference numbers. 6. Follow up with a written letter sent via certified mail. 7. If all else fails, contact your local state representative's office. They can often help push things along. Stay persistent! The squeaky wheel gets the grease in these situations.
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Isabella Santos
Wow, thank you so much for this detailed advice! I'll definitely try these steps. 🙏
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Sean O'Connor
This is solid gold advice right here 💯
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Zara Ahmed
have you tried faxing your appeal? sometimes that gets faster results than snail mail
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Luca Conti
I swear, dealing with EDD is like playing a game where the rules keep changing and nobody tells you 🤡
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Nia Johnson
More like a game where there are no rules and everyones a loser 😂
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CyberNinja
Pro tip: if you can, go to your local EDD office in person. Sometimes face-to-face interactions can speed things up.
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Mateo Lopez
This! I did this and got my issue resolved in a week!
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Aisha Abdullah
wait, they have actual offices? i thought it was all just a giant call center in the sky
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Ethan Davis
Anyone else notice how they're super quick to stop payments but take forever to start them again? 🤔
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Yuki Tanaka
PREACH 🙌
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Carmen Ortiz
Hey OP, how long ago did you submit your appeal? There should be a timeframe they have to respond by.
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Isabella Santos
I submitted it about 6 weeks ago. Still crickets 🦗
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Carmen Ortiz
Oof, yeah that's too long. Definitely time to start making some noise.
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