This information may help social security disability claimants with representation, as well as claimants who are not represented by a disability attorney or non attorney representative. Understanding how the social security disability system works can make the difference between winning or not winning the ssd or ssi benefits to which a person is entitled. |
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In most cases, it is pointless to contact Social Security for status updates on a social security disability or ssi claim because they simply will not know the answers to your questions.
Ninety-nine percent of the time, in fact, the only answer they can give out is that they don't know what is happening on an ssd or ssi case because DDS has not finished the medical evaluation. Worse, still, very many--if not most--social security claims reps (the people who take social security disability or supplemental security income applications, either on the phone or in person) know very little about the actual disability claim evaluation process. The DDS Examiner, however, at Disability Determination Services (this is the individual who actually works on your social security claim for disability benefits) can be called for accurate status updates. In any state, the number for DDS can always be obtained from your local Social Security Office. And unlike calling the local social security office (anyone who has ever tried to call social security knows the phone line there stays perpetually busy), a call made to DDS usually gets through. However, please bear in mind: the status on a social security disability or ssi case can only be obtained from DDS if the case is at DDS. In other words, once a case proceeds to the ALJ disability hearing level, DDS will have no further involvment in a claimant's ssd or ssi case. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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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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