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Mass. man's SSD benefits denied despite lifelong disability

Many people in Georgia are facing hard times because an accident or illness has left them physically unable to work; in some cases for the rest of their lives. For these people, the financial burden can be overwhelming. Many turn to the Social Security Administration with the expectation that Social Security Disability will be there to help -- but such "security" may never come to fruition; a story that rings true all over the United States.

For one Massachusetts man, a claim for SSD benefits took nearly two years to happen (four times longer than the average claim) and the outcome was disheartening. The man had an accident at work, which left him unable to perform his duties as a truck driver any longer -- and soon thereafter his family stood to lose everything him and his wife of 26 years had worked for.

Disabled and proud Georgia man wants to keep working

"I am determined to get off disability and be an example of how not every job done deserves an invoice for payment" -- spoken by a proud Georgia man who receives Social Security Disability checks. That said, the 'me generation' may have found its nemesis.

The 46-year-old man has not only survived, but overcome, his misfortunes. He used to work as an airplane maintenance engineer. Having survived two airplane crashes, he was in a third crash six years ago. The crash took his father's life and the man's left leg. He now wears an artificial limb.

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