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 disability benefits and backpay to which a person is entitled. To win a claim for ongoing and past due benefits, claimants should learn about the disability process to improve their chances of winning. |
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I have been turned down again. Should I try to work or keep trying on my case? If you've been denied for disability benefits on a social security or ssi claim for disability, this does not mean you should give up. And for this simple reason: the vast majority of claimants who were approved for benefits by an administrative law judge were usually denied a number of times at the intitial claim and reconsideration levels, and sometimes by other judges at prior hearings. So, obviously, the fact that you've been denied more than once does not imply that your disability claim is without merit, or that you canot eventually win your case. Very often, in fact, claimants are repeatedly turned down for benefits because they filed new disability applications instead of filing appeals. While this is, in a small percentage of cases, the wiser route to follow, generally speaking it is almost always better to file an appeal rather than start a new application. Why? Because a claimant who does not request a reconsideration after being turned down on an initial claim will never make it through the reconsideration phase. And without making it past the reconsideration stage, a claimant cannot request a disability hearing before an administrative law judge. It is at the ALJ hearing level that most claimants who are denied on an Initial claim for benefits will have their best chance of eventually being approved (very few disability claims are approved at the reconsideration level). Therefore, claimants who have been turned down for disability once, twice, or even three times should not give up on their cases. They should, instead, continue to pursue their disability claims, employing the appeal process that the social security administration affords them. 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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