Why Use An Attorney For Your Social Security Disability Law Claim?
It is not required that you have an attorney file and pursue a claim for you for Social Security Law benefits but the Social Security Administration own statistics indicate that claimants who use the services of a Social Security lawyer have a greater success rate in winning their claims than those claimants who do not have representation.
Important Reminders About Your Social Security Disability Law Claim
Do not delay in filing your claim.
Do not delay or wait to file a Social Security Disability Law claim as you may be lose benefits to which you may be eligible for as some begin a month after a claim is filed.
If a claim is denied then appeal it.
We recommend that you always file an appeal through the hearing level. Further if your claim is denied by a Social Security Law judge then file another claim. Do not give up. Be persistent.
Get checked out by your own physicians.
It's best to get medical documentation from your own physicians to prove your claim. Do not go to physicians scheduled by Social Security if it's not necessary. Your own treating physicians have more personal knowledge about you, your medical history and your medical conditions.
Complete the application thoroughly.
Some claimants do not thoroughly complete the forms or to write down all of the conditions they have including psychological ones. In order to make a fair determination on your claim, Social Security must be provided information about all of your conditions.
The work history form is vital.
This form is arguably the most vital paperwork that you will be required to do. Social Security has to determine if you can perform your former jobs in deciding whether you are disabled or not. You need to include all jobs you have worked at in the last 15 years for at least 6 months or longer and you need to list all of the difficult tasks of your former jobs.
Social Security Disability Law Benefits
There are several benefits you may be eligible for under Social Security Law and you should always file for any benefits that are applicable to your claim. Listed below are some of these benefits:
Regular Disability Benefits ( DIB )
When you have worked and paid enough Social Security taxes and become disabled, you may be eligible for regular disability benefits. Your disabilty payments are determined by the how much you have paid in Social Security withholding taxes.
Any children you have who have not graduated from high school and have not reached nineteen years old, may be eligible for benefits under your claim.
Once you are determined to be disabled these benefits commence in 5 months after your disability date.
Further, you will receive Medicare insurance two years after you become entitled to Social Security Disability Law benefits.
Supplemental Security Income ( SSI )
SSI benefits provide money to a disabled person who meets certain financial guidelines which has specific regulations on the amount of money you are allowed to earn and the resources you can have to get these benefits.
You are allowed to get disabled SSI benefits while you are awaiting a decision on your DIB claim if you meet the financial guidelines.
Once you are eligible for disabled SSI you will be eligible for Medicaid insurance.
Once you are determined to be entitled to disabled SSI benefits they commence the month after the date you filed your claim.
Widow/Widowers Disability Benefits
A surviving spouse receives a percentage of their spouse's DIB benefits if the deceased spouse paid enough in withholding taxes.
You have to prove that your deceased spouse paid into the Social Security system, be at least fifty years old, prove you were married at the time of your spouses death for a minimum of nine months and became disabled within seven years of your spouse's death.
Adult Disabled Child
An adult disabled child receives a percentage of their parents DIB benefits if the parents paid enough in withholding taxes.
You must prove that the child's parent was insured under the Social Security system, that the child became disabled before twenty-two years old and must generally prove that the child was never in a marriage. Finally, you must prove that the child's parent is deceased, disabled or retired.
Blind Person
A blind person is eligible for DIB benefits if they meet Social Security's statutory definition of blindness.
A blind person does not have to meet some of the work mandates that other claimants have to, can earn substantially more income than other claimants and remain eligible for their Social Security Disability Law benefits.
If you have a Social Security Disability Law claim and need help and assistance in filing or appealing your Social Security Law claim please call The Nuebel Law Firm, P.A. promptly at 407-703-5999 for a free, no obligation consultation with an experienced Social Security lawyer.
