When serious health issues prevent you from working, Social Security disability benefits may offer relief from the financial strain you may be experiencing. More than 12 million people rely on benefits they receive from Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs. However, a difficult application process and complicated regulations and procedures lead to frustration and, for at least two-thirds of applicants, a denial of benefits.
Rather than taking on the Social Security Administration (SSA) on your own, let an accomplished disability benefits lawyer from Disability Partners, PLLC, do the fighting for you. Whether you need help or information about SSI or SSDI benefits, we use the knowledge and skills acquired through years of assisting people just like you to get the disability benefits they deserve.
The fact that you cannot work may not be enough to meet the criteria that the SSA uses to determine whether you have a qualifying disability for SSI or SSDI. You must be unable to engage in substantial gainful activity because of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that has lasted or is expected to last for at least 12 continuous months or result in death.
Not only must you be unable to return to your most recent type of work, but regulations require that you be unable to return to any type of work that you did in the past and be unable to do other types of work that may be available. It is a tough standard to meet, so our SSDI lawyer ensures that your application for disability benefits contains the following:
Relying on an SSI lawyer with a proven record of success frees you of the burden of trying to familiarize yourself with complex forms and regulations while giving you the best chance of a positive outcome.
If you applied for SSI or SSDI and were denied benefits, our disability benefits lawyer can help. You have 60 days to appeal a denial of benefits or other adverse determination the SSA makes on your claim.
There are four levels to the disability appeal process:
Each level of the appeal process offers an opportunity for us to present updated medical records and other evidence to reverse an adverse determination and get you the benefits that you deserve. According to a review of the appeal process by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, claimants who had representation during the process had a success rate that was three times higher than claimants who did not.
The disability lawyers at Disability Partners, PLLC, are committed to fighting to get you the benefits that you deserve. Learn more about what our accomplished disability benefits lawyer can do for your claim during a free consultation and claim review by contacting us today.