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An "initial" claim for disability benefits from the social security administration is synonymous with a basic application for either SSI or SSDI (social security disability insurance, also referred to as SSD). How do you start such a claim? You simply file an application for disability with the social security office nearest to where you live. This can be done online, in-person, or even over the phone. After the application, or initial claim, is taken, it will, at some point, be sent to the state agency that is responsible for making medical determinations on social security and SSI disability cases. In most states, this agency is known as DDS, or disability determination services, though in some states it may be referred to as the bureau of disability determination. What happens at this state agency? Generally, on the same day that a case file arrives from a social security field office, medical record request letters will be sent to every hospital, doctor, and clinic that has been indicated on the disability claim application (this is why it is extremely important to supply as much information about treatment sources as possible when initiating a claim for disability). Sometime after these records are received, a disability claim examiner will begin the task of evaluating an SSD or SSI claim and rendering either an approval or denial. If the claim for disability benefits is approved, of course, the claimant will be notified and, very shortly afterward, the claimant will enter pay-status. If the claim is denied, however, the claimant will be forced to consider whether or not they will need to pursue the claim any further. Typically, this will mean either filing a new disability application, or filing an appeal within the sixty day deadline alloted for filing appeals. Of course, in almost all cases, the recommended course of action will be to file an appeal since, statistically, claimants stand a much better chance of being approved via the appeals process. Social Security Lawyers Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation Will it take over a year to get social security disability? Can a bill collector garnish disability benefits from social security? |
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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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