Whether you've applied for disability, been denied for benefits, or are simply at the point of considering wheather or not to file for Social Security Disability or SSI, the issue of representation is an important one. And, typically, applicants and potential applicants have questions such as the following:
How much will it cost to hire a disability attorney, When should you get one?, What will an attorney do for you?, and Will an attorney increase your chances of winning Social Security Disability or SSI Disability Benfits?
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Questions & Answers about filing for disability
- SSI disability
- What can I expect to happen at a social security disability, ssi hearing ?
- The benefits of a Social Security Disability, SSI Attorney or Lawyer
- How do I get new medical records into my social security disability SSI file?
- What if my medical records can't be found for my social security disability SSI case?
- Where can I get help while waiting on my social security disability SSI claim?
- Is it hard to be taken off SSDI (social security disability) or SSI if you don't go to the doctor much ?
- How much can an ssd ssi disability lawyer charge ?
- Is there a maximum wait time for an alj hearing ?
- Are the guidelines and rules for SSI disability the same as for social security disability (SSDI, SSD)?
- Can you apply or file for social security disability SSI more than once?
- Got denied for SSDI social security disability, not sure if they had all the medical records
Regarding the issue of representation and representatives:
It is at the level of an ALJ hearing that one should always be accompanied by a Disability Attorney or Non Attorney Claimant's advocate.
While a disability attorney or non attorney advocate in Georgia cannot guarantee that a claimant will be awarded ssdi benefits, such an individual can guarantee that a case will be properly developed prior to a hearing date.
The simple reality is this: the vast majority of claimants will have no idea how to properly and thoroughly prepare a disability case for a hearing, whereas an attorney or non attorney disability representative can apply a certain level of familiarity and expertise with social security rules and regulations toward the goal of obtaining a favorable outcome on a case. And, in many cases, an attorney or non attorney representative will have several years of invaluable ssdi and ssi claim experience to lend to a claimant's disability case.
Can a Georgia claimant who is not represented by an attorney or non attorney advocate still win an ssd or ssi disability claim at an ALJ hearing? Yes. And, in fact, this does occasionally happen.
However, the odds of winning a social security disability or ssi claim before an Administrative Law Judge are markedly decreased when a claimant does not employ the services of an attorney or non attorney representative; therefore, an ssdi claimant should weigh the risk of going unrepresented to a hearing when their future livelihood is literally at stake---particularly when it takes so long to get to a disability hearing in the first place.
Disability attorneys and lawyers practicing in the state of Georgia do a great many things to ensure that a social security disability or ssi claim will have the best chance of winning ssd or ssi benefits. This includes gathering medical records, obtaining detailed statements from a claimant's treating physicians, and, at the time of the hearing, applying a thorough understanding of SSA regulations and requirements to the disability adjudication process.
Though attorney or non attorney representation is never required in a disability claim, to attend a hearing before a judge without the assistance of a disability attorney or non attorney advocate in Georgia is unwise and may result in a lost opportunity to win disability benefits.
