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At some point in the process of applying for social security or SSI disability, a claimant will typically wonder about the value of seeking help from a disability attorney, particularly if they know someone else (a friend, relative, or neighbor) who has had to fight the disability system and has used a qualified social security lawyer to help them in the task. Here are a few things to consider if you are thinking of using a disability attorney to help you on a disability claim or appeal: 1. Getting a lawyer (or an experienced non-attorney as many non attorney representatives are former disability examiners and social security employees) will not cost you anything up front. Indivduals who represent social security disability and SSI disability applicants work on a continency basis, meaning they do not receive a fee for representation unless they win your case for you. 2. The fee paid to a social security lawyer will not involve your regular monthly disability benefits, assuming your win your case and your benefits are approved. A disability lawyer or representative will be eligible to receive one-fourth of the backpay that you receive. However, even this is capped at a maximum amount, which is currently $5300. 
3. A disability attorney can help you in ways that you probably cannot imagine because the attorney, unlike the typical person who files for social security disability or SSI, is familiar with how the social security disability system operates. To cite examples, a disability lawyer will obtain a copy of your social security file and evaluate what was done on your case previously and what the basis of your denial was. The attorney will also gather all of your medical records, keeping copies to review and submitting copies to social security to be added to your file there. Additionally, if you are in great financial distress and you are waiting on a disability hearing to be scheduled, a social security lawyer can attempt to have your hearing request expedited, based on "dire need". Typically, the help you receive from a disability attorney will come mainly in the form of preparation for a disability hearing before an administrative law judge. However, if you decide to retain the services of a lawyer or non attorney advocate prior to the hearing level, this individual will handle your appeal paperwork, ensure that all contact from SSA (the social security administration) is routed through their office, and will further work to ensure that all requests made by SSA are complied with (e.g. information requests). 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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