This information may help claimants with representation, as well as those 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 ssdi benefits and backpay to which a person is entitled. To win a claim for ongoing and past due ssd or ssi benefits, claimants should learn as much as possible about the social security disability approval system to improve the odds and chances of winning a claim and being approved for benefit receipt. |
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Getting your social security disability hearing scheduled faster can be somewhat difficult.
However, there are at least a couple of ways to potentially do this. The first way to potentially speed up your disability hearing is to send a Dire Need letter. In a dire need letter, an ssd or ssi disability claimant points out the severity of their financial circumstances. In many instances where an individual is in danger of losing access to needed medications, or in danger of eviction or foreclosure, the Hearing Office may choose to expedite an ALJ disability hearing. Claimants whose situations are especially precarious should draft a detailed dire need letter and forward this to the Office of Hearings & Appeals (OHA) where their hearing is waiting to be scheduled. To this letter should be attached copies of late notices from landlords, mortgage companies, and utilities providers. A social security disability case for which a hearing has been requested may also be expedited by requesting what is known as an on-the-record review. An OTR review is simply what its name implies. The claimant or the claimant's representative simply requests that the hearing office review the claimant's file, or record, prior to a hearing date. The desired outcome of such a review is that the claimant's case will be approved without the necessity of waiting for and holding a hearing. Of course, it goes without saying that for an on-the-record review to be granted a claimant's medical evidence must be particularly compelling. In many instances, an attorney or non attorney representative will not entertain the prospect of requesting an OTR review unless a claimant's condition has significantly worsened and this can be supported by medical evidence. Another way to potentially expedite a disability hearing is to contact the office of a Congressman or Senator. This will launch what is referred to as a congressional inquiry. Such inquiries typically involve a congressional staff member either calling or writing the hearing office on a social security claimant's behalf. Congressional Inquiries often have mixed results. But they never hurt a case, and, typically, if they benefit a case, it is at the hearing request level. 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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