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Security benefits for a disability that rendered her unable to work that payment problem even caused her Medicare coverage to lapse leaving her without health insurance until she called seven on your side and Nina Pined for some payback Nina now this woman worked from the time she got out of college until her illness has stopped her for 14 years she paid her taxes Social Security and Medicare then when she needed the benefit she's entitled to they weren't there that's when she felt compelled to speak out about her depression and situations to others suffering like her wont feel silenced or isolated I was suicidal before I'm living with chronic pain for that long and not having anybody around the support she was very trying Erika Nobel feels no shame sharing her pain I suffer from chronic migraines depression and anxiety which are all invisible disease a person doesn't look sick from the outside, but lately she started looking sick losing her hair while locked in a battle with the Social Security Administration over her disability benefits I applied for Social Security originally in 2012 the licensed social worker was running a successful private practice but says constant migraines made working impossible I become visually impaired disability benefits were initially denied then Erica waited years to see a judge that took about five years to meet a judge after providing a mountain of evidence from doctors and specialists the judge granted Erica a fully favorable decision back in June I have about 50000 dollars in back pay and if they owe me if she should have received that lump sum plus 1372 a month 7 months ago that's when SSA paid her attorney advocate, but Erica never got a dime first there was a problem with her direct deposit now she's told her money is stuck in Baltimore nobody could get any information as to why the money isn't being distributed yet until her advocate contacted us, and we asked for answers and action from the SSA you guys lit a fire under several peoples butt pardon my French in seven days she had her direct deposit sixty-two thousand six hundred and fifty-five dollars I really feel like you can get things done if you have people on your side Erika also got her Medicare coverage those were cancelled when her monthly payments were stalled SSA said it can't discuss individual cases but while this case wasn't impacted at all by the shutdown the agency said if beneficiaries are adversely affected by a payment delay they can't request what's called a critical payment that's a partial payment it usually comes within a week that can really help with medical bills that can drive families into debt