This information may help claimants with representation, as well as claimants 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 continuing ssd or ssi disability benefits and backpay to which a person is entitled. |
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Avoid switching Disability Lawyers...unless you have to Try to avoid switching reps unless you really have to, particularly if your rationale for switching representation is because you're not getting regular updates or phone calls from your rep's office. If your dissatifaction is something along these lines, keep the following in mind. Attorney and Non attorney disability representatives spend a lot of time waiting for actions to be completed by SSA (usually, the wait is for a DDS initial claim or reconsideration decision to be rendered, or for a hearing to be scheduled) and while waiting for such actions, there's usually not much to do on a claimant's case. This is the unfortunate nature of the social security disability beast: hurry up and wait. And, of course, in most disability claims, the bulk of a representative's work on a ssd or ssi case will occur in the hearing preparation phase, and at the disability hearing itself. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY ATTORNEY, REPRESENTATIVE LAWYER LIST ANSWERS TO YOUR SSD & SSI QUESTIONS PAGE 5 ANSWERS TO YOUR SSD & SSI QUESTIONS PAGE 6 |
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