January 27, 2014
3801 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Apartment 136
Washington, DC 20036
Social Security Administration
Mid-Atlantic Program Service Center
Module 7
300 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123-2999
3801 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Apartment 136
Washington, DC 20036
Social Security Administration
Mid-Atlantic Program Service Center
Module 7
300 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123-2999
RE: Social Security Disability
Claim No. xxx-xx-xxxx
Dear Sir:
Dear Sir:
The U.S. Social Security Administration
approved my claim for disability benefits in August 1993, determining that the
effective date of disability was October 29, 1991.
In September 1992 I underwent a two-hour
assessment at The George Washington University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Science (GW) conducted by Napoleon Cuenco, M.D. under the
supervision of attending psychiatrist, Daniel Tsao, M.D. Attached is a copy of the Initial Assessmentdated September 24, 1992. Dr. Cuenco
diagnosed bipolar disorder (rule out schizoaffective disorder). In February 1993 Suzanne M. Pitts, M.D.
(deceased) at GW prescribed lithium for bipolar disorder. I do not now nor have I ever suffered from
bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder.
See enclosed email message dated September 17, 2013 from Dennis Hobb to
Gary Freedman listing my current diagnoses as Delusional Disorder, Major
Depression Recurrent Severe Without Psychotic Features, Alcohol Dependence in
Sustained Remission, PTSD, and Schizoid Personality Disorder.
Dr. Cuenco noted in the Initial Assessment
dated September 24, 1992 that my intelligence was average and that my insight
was poor. Psychological testingperformed in May 1994 by GW disclosed that my overall IQ was 125 (95th
percentile) and that my verbal IQ was 136 (99th percentile).
I enclose a lengthy document that comprisesmy own view of my personality problems; the document serves as a comprehensive
self-created personality profile.
I currently receive medical management
provided by The McClendon Center, a D.C. Core Services Agency (Nurse Sara F.
Carroll). I also receive weekly
psychotherapy provided by the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health (Mohammed
Shreiba, M.D. under the supervision of Earle Baughman, M.D., St. Elizabeths
Hospital, Washington, DC).
Sincerely,
Gary Freedman
cc: Matthew W. Caspari, Esq. (General
Counsel, D.C. Dept. Behavioral Health)
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