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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The first appeal available to a Social Security Disability or ssi disability claimant who has been denied for benefits is the Reconsideration (except, of course, in those states where the recon stage has been suspended as part of a test project). The actual forms needed to initiate this appeal are known as the Request for Reconsideration and the Reconsideration Report. Completing the paperwork for a reconsideration is a fairly simple and easy thing to do. But a reconsideration must be completed and submitted within 60 days of the date of the Initial Claim's denial. A failure to appeal within the 60 day timeframe will result in an "untimely appeal"...meaning, essentially, that a claimant for social security disability will be required to start over at the very beginning; i.e. file a brand new ssd or ssi claim. There are, certainly, exceptions to this rule, exceptions that fall under the umbrella of a concept referred to as good cause. Such exceptions generally include illness, hospitalization, or other extenuating and plausible circumstances that might account for the late filing of a social security disability or ssi disability appeal. Without "good cause", however, a Request for Reconsideration that has been submitted in an untimely manner will simply be rejected. Failing to submit an appeal within the specified deadline is counter-productive and a waste of valuable time. This is particularly true since any new applications filed by a disability claimant will likely be denied as well (for the same reasons as the first denial) and take just as long to process (several months, in most instances). In the vast majority of social security disability and ssi cases, claimants will have their best chance for being awarded benefits (monthly amounts and backpay) at a hearing held before an Administrative Law Judge. However, an ALJ hearing can only be requested after the denial of a Reconsideration appeal (and Reconsiderations have a notably high denial rate, approximately 80-85%). Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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SOCIAL SECURITY LAWYER - SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY LAWYER REFERRAL ANSWERS TO YOUR SSD & SSI QUESTIONS PAGE 1 ANSWERS TO YOUR SSD & SSI QUESTIONS PAGE 2 |
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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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