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. In pursuing 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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What are the chances in a disability appeal? There's really no way to know what your chances will be when you file an appeal, other than the fact that your chances will generally improve. This is simply because every person's case is different. Also, very often a claimant's condition will worsen over time, meaning that, although they've been denied at the initial and reconsideration levels, by the time they get to a hearing, they sometimes have a stronger case. Generally, the approval chances on appeals are as follows: at the reconsideration level-not good (85% of reconsiderations get denied); at the hearing level-not bad (nationally, more than half of all ALJ hearings are won by disability claimants). Of course, the chances of winning on appeal can depend on a variety of factors. For instance:
Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation The following pages relate, in various aspects, to disability appeals and may provide some helpful information: Appealing Disability Claims The appeals process for disability claims Disability Denied - what to do next Preparing for a disability hearing - the hearing appeal |
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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY ATTORNEY, REPRESENTATIVE LAWYER LIST ANSWERS TO YOUR SSD & SSI QUESTIONS PAGE 4 ANSWERS TO YOUR SSD & SSI QUESTIONS PAGE 5 |
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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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