This information may help claimants with representation, as well as claimants who are not represented by an attorney or non attorney representative. Understanding how the Social Security Disability system works can make the difference between winning or not winning the continuing disability benefits and backpay to which a person is entitled. |
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The advice for a disability claimant who goes to a hearing is fairly simple. You should make sure that you or your representative do the following: review your social security file to learn the basis for prior decisions in your case; obtain recent medical records and review and submit copies of these records to the judge assigned to the case; return all requested paperwork to the hearing office including but not limited to the 1. acknowledgement form (stating you will be present the day of the hearing), 2. medication lists, 3. work history forms, and 4. a listing of recent medical treatment. Claimants should be especially conscious to be on time for their disability hearing since many judges will not wait longer than ten minutes for a claimant to show up for their scheduled hearing appointment. Lastly, most claimants who are not represented by either a disability lawyer or a non attorney representative should consider finding such an advocate before their scheduled hearing. Unrepresented claimants typically stand a lower chance of winning an ssd or ssi case. Furthermore, a claimant should obtain representation as soon as possible (after a hearing has been requested) to allow their advocate enough time to review their social security file and obtain updated medical records (and possibly statements/RFC forms from treating physicians) on their behalf. The following pages provide addtional information that may be helpful: Disability Hearing Advice More Disability Hearing Advice More Disability Hearing Advice And yet more Disability Hearing Advice Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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If you suffer from a medical disability such as hip, neck, shoulder, ankle, wrist, back, or other joint problems, disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, rsi or repetetive stress injury, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, dysthymia, depression or other mood disorders, congestive or chronic heart failure, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, high blood pressure (hypertension), seizure disorder, stroke, copd, emphysema, hearing loss or poor hearing, statutory blindness, peripheral field problems or other vision loss, clinical obesity, attention deficit hyperactivity or, simply, adhd, bipolar disorder or manic depression, panic disorder, schizophrenia, autism, head trauma, memory loss, low iq, mental retardation, learning disability, epilepsy, cancer, chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis, lupus, anxiety, inner ear problems, meniere's, vertigo or dizziness, kidney failure requiring dialysis or other renal problems, cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease, pancreatitis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, rsd or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, crohn's disease, sarcoidosis, peripheral vascular disease, lyme disease, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, hiv, aids, anemia, sickle cell, thyroid problems including hypothyroidism, esrd or end stage renal disease, reflux, gerd (gastroesophageal reflux disease), cfids, muscular dystrophy, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, or tachycardia, bradycardia or other arrhythmia and have initiated or been denied on a social security disability, or ssi, claim for benefits, this site may assist you with your case. Social Security Disability benefits are often difficult to win; however many claims for social security disability are lost simply because a claimant did not know enough about the disability process to their social security or ssi claim. For information re: representation on a social security disability or ssi claim (attorney or non attorney representative), see the "questions" & "how" pages. |
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