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 ssd and ssi benefits and backpay to which a person is entitled. |
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If you win your claim for ssi or Social Security disability benefits, you will receive notification in writing from the Social Security Administration sometime after the approval has been made.
Claimants who are awarded benefits at the initial claim and reconsideration levels will receive a notice of award that specifically details their monthly and past due benefit amounts. Very often, however, such claimants will receive a letter preceding the notice of award that indicates, basically, that a claimant has met the medical requirements for disability, and that the nonmedical requirements involving a case must be addressed. Non-medical issues simply equate to case processing, i.e. determining whether or not a claimant's sources of earned and unearned income, as well as the amount they hold in countable assets, will allow them to receive disability benefits. If an ssi or social security disability case is won after a hearing with an Administrative Law Judge has been held, the claimant will receive a notice of decision letter directly from the Office of Hearings & Appeals. Favorable hearing notices can be either fully favorable or partially favorable, the difference between the two being determined by whether or not an ALJ grants a claimant benefits beginning with the disability onset date they alledge, or grants benefits in accordance with a later date of onset (based on the medical evidence). Sometime after an ALJ's notice of decision has been received, of course, a claimant will receive the notice of award from the social security administration. However, since correspondence of this type is often confusing and hard to understand, you may wish to consult your Claimant's Representative, if you have one, each time you receive a notice. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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