The process of applying for and appealing a denial of Social Security disability benefits can seem intimidating, and there are many complexities of law that can seem confusing or counter-intuitive to the average applicant. An experienced Columbia Social Security disability lawyer can help you through the process, but it is also a good idea to familiarize yourself with some of the issues you will face.
My website contains helpful information covering your initial application, the appeals process, and what to do at your hearing. There are also pages discussing issues related to your specific medical condition, what evidence you will need to be found disabled, and how best to present that evidence in a way that will enable the Social Security Administration to award you benefits.
There is one question that Columbia Social Security disability lawyers hear more than any other, and it's also one of the hardest to answer: Will I qualify for benefits? The short answer is, "You should be approved for benefits if you have a disability that prevents you from doing any work you have done previously or, considering your age, education, and work experience, any work that exists in significant numbers in the national economy."
My website contains helpful information covering your initial application, the appeals process, and what to do at your hearing. There are also pages discussing issues related to your specific medical condition, what evidence you will need to be found disabled, and how best to present that evidence in a way that will enable the Social Security Administration to award you benefits.
There is one question that Columbia Social Security disability lawyers hear more than any other, and it's also one of the hardest to answer: Will I qualify for benefits? The short answer is, "You should be approved for benefits if you have a disability that prevents you from doing any work you have done previously or, considering your age, education, and work experience, any work that exists in significant numbers in the national economy."
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If you have been denied Social Security disability benefits after filing your initial application, don't give up.
Although most applications for benefits are denied, the majority of claimants who appeal their denials through the hearing level are eventually awarded benefits.
Your chances of winning your case on appeal can also be improved with the help of an experienced Columbia disability lawyer.
I grew up in Vinton, Virginia, a tiny town outside Roanoke, where I graduated high school in 1968.
Although most applications for benefits are denied, the majority of claimants who appeal their denials through the hearing level are eventually awarded benefits.
Your chances of winning your case on appeal can also be improved with the help of an experienced Columbia disability lawyer.
I grew up in Vinton, Virginia, a tiny town outside Roanoke, where I graduated high school in 1968.
Social Security disability law defines "disability" as an inability "to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months."
An individual is not "disabled" if drug addiction or alcoholism would "be a contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination that the individual is disabled."
An individual is not "disabled" if drug addiction or alcoholism would "be a contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination that the individual is disabled."
An experienced attorney can provide the most help in your case at the appeal level.
In fact, many Tennessee Social Security disability attorneys won't even take your case until after you have been denied once.
However, there are some steps you can take when filing your initial application for benefits that will help your chances of being awarded benefits.
Do be honest when answering questions for the Social Security Administration.
Lying about or exaggerating the symptoms of your disability will ultimately hurt your chances of receiving benefits.
In fact, many Tennessee Social Security disability attorneys won't even take your case until after you have been denied once.
However, there are some steps you can take when filing your initial application for benefits that will help your chances of being awarded benefits.
Do be honest when answering questions for the Social Security Administration.
Lying about or exaggerating the symptoms of your disability will ultimately hurt your chances of receiving benefits.
Likelihood of success.
If (a) your physical or mental disability is severe, (b) your condition limits your activities of daily living, (c) your medical impairment will last or has lasted longer than 12 months, and (d) your doctor agrees with this assessment, you should apply for Social Security disability.
Irrelevant evaluation factors.
SSA has a strict definition of disability that ignores many real-life aspects of the job market.
Difficulty finding a job, thinking that no one will hire you with your condition, believing you could not pass a job-required physical, or even knowing that the pay you would receive for the work you can do is too little to live on.
If (a) your physical or mental disability is severe, (b) your condition limits your activities of daily living, (c) your medical impairment will last or has lasted longer than 12 months, and (d) your doctor agrees with this assessment, you should apply for Social Security disability.
Irrelevant evaluation factors.
SSA has a strict definition of disability that ignores many real-life aspects of the job market.
Difficulty finding a job, thinking that no one will hire you with your condition, believing you could not pass a job-required physical, or even knowing that the pay you would receive for the work you can do is too little to live on.
In general, the Social Security Administration (SSA) follows a five-step sequential evaluation process to determine eligibility for the two disability programs operated by the Administration (Supplemental Security Income or Social Security disability).
The five steps include a review of whether or not you are participating in a "substantial gainful activity"; whether you have a severe medically determinable injury; whether your injury "equals" one of the impairments listed in the Social Security regulations; or, when considering your "residual functional capacity, " you are incapable of doing prior relevant work; and whether you can adjust to other work that is available, given your education, age, residual functional capacity, and work experience.
The five steps include a review of whether or not you are participating in a "substantial gainful activity"; whether you have a severe medically determinable injury; whether your injury "equals" one of the impairments listed in the Social Security regulations; or, when considering your "residual functional capacity, " you are incapable of doing prior relevant work; and whether you can adjust to other work that is available, given your education, age, residual functional capacity, and work experience.
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