Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
The best case scenario for a disability hearing is to have a fairly brief meeting with an administrative law judge before he or she says they’ve read the file, they’re convinced the claimant is disabled, and they’ll be paying out the case. It’s a successful end to...
One of the steps in establishing disability is proving that your medical condition prohibits you from doing the kind of jobs that you have worked in the last 5 years. Social Security will send you a Work History Report (Form SSA-3369) to collect information about the...
We are paid out of the back pay that you are awarded. If you do not win your case, we do not get paid. The amount we charge can change, similar to the amount you get monthly changes annually. Currently, attorney fees are 25% of any back payments you are due up to a...
At some point in the disability process, there is a good chance that you will receive a letter in the mail informing you that you need to attend a consultative examination. Though the exact type of exam can vary from case to case, what this basically means is that the...
Alright already! As if being sick and tired and feeling not yourself all the time, now you have to fill out pages and pages of information for Social Security…once, twice….maybe even three times?? What gives? Functional reports, work history reports, release of...
Disability benefits may be provided in many different ways…through a State employer, through the Federal Government, or through a private company, just to name a few. Oftentimes, a person with a State job, (let’s take Illinois, for example), may receive disability pay...
Most people who suffer work-related injuries both need and want to go back to work when they’re able to. Some can continue doing the same job, but maybe with some limitations. Others need to learn to do a different job. Either way, vocational rehabilitation can be...
The answer depends on what type of disability payment you are receiving. If you receive Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”), then your children cannot also receive a check solely because you receive disability. However, if you receive Social Security Disability...
The burden of proof is on you, the claimant, to prove you are disabled. One of the ways we do that is through medical records. As your attorney, we request medical records on your behalf and submit them to the Social Security Administration. In order to request your...
One thing in Social Security disability law that can often be just as important as medical conditions, is your work history and whether you are working while seeking benefits. A common misconception among clients is that jobs only “count” if they receive an actual pay...
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