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Applying for social security disability or SSI disability, no matter what state, you reside in, will involve the following steps: 1. Filing a disability application, usually through a local social security office (known as a field office). 2. Having your disability claim (social security disability or SSI) evaluated by an individual known as a disability examiner at a state-level agency known as---depending on the state you live in---either disability determination services or the bureau of disability determination (after applying for disability, the social security office routes your claim to this agency). The disability examiner will request your medical records, and, after receiving them, will decide whether or not you are disabled according to the social security administration's standards. If, after applying for disability, your case is denied, and you decide to appeal (a better option than applying for disability again with a new application), the process will involve the following steps: 3. Having your social security disability or SSI claim reconsidered or reviewed. Depending on the state you live in, this may be done by a reconsideration-level disability examiner or by a federal reviewing official. 
4. Filing a request for a hearing before an administrative law if your first appeal (the reconsideration or review, which we just mentioned) is also denied (statistically, first appeals are usually denied). Appying for disability under the social security administration's disability programs (social security disability or SSI) can be a fairly drawn out and extended process, often taking years. For this reason, and to improve one's chances of not only winning a claim, but, potentially, winning it earlier (meaning faster) in the process, a claimant may wish to consider seeking the services of a qualified disability lawy or non attorney claimant's representative. This can be done at any stage in the process, but should not be done any later than after a denial notice has been received. In many cases, of course, obtaining representation from the beginning may be beneficial also. Disability Lawyer Help on disability Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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If you suffer from a medical disability such as hip, neck, back, or other joint problems, disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, rsi or repetetive stress injury, inflammatory bowel disease, 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, vision loss, clinical obesity, 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, cardiomyopathy, or tachycardia, 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 "qurstions" & "how" pages. |
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