Tackling an injury or illness that prevents you from working could lead to significant challenges. Apart from the physical and mental distress involved, a disability could lead to unforeseen financial challenges. So, you could contact an Atlanta disability lawyer to help get access to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Over 12 million people presently rely on the monthly payments through the Social Security Disability (SSD) programs offered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). for paying their bills and handling financial difficulties.
However, the application process for disability benefits is long and complicated. More than two-thirds of the applicants are denied benefits as per Social Security’s own data. Unfortunately, many applicants who are denied benefits avoid filing an appeal to win the benefits they need and deserve. Filing an appeal could help you get the benefits that you would have won if it were not for a mistake in your application or a loophole in your medical documentation.
Whether you need assistance with an initial application for SSD benefits or want to appeal a denial of benefits, an experienced Atlanta disability benefits lawyer at The Keener Law Firm could prove helpful for you. We bring our expertise and experience into play to help you navigate through the Social Security Disability benefits application process from the application stage through appeal.
To ensure that an application for benefits through SSDI or SSI succeeds, you must prove that you suffer from a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that keeps you from engaging in substantial gainful activity. Moreover, you must prove that the impairment has lasted for at least 12 months or is expected to last for at least 12 months or result in death. Therefore, it is advisable that your application is backed up by medical records of your diagnosis and treatment plan.
Meeting the medical criteria does not guarantee that you will win disability benefits. You must also prove that you have met the non-medical criteria also.
For winning SSI benefits, you must prove that you have limited financial resources and income because it is a means-tested program to provide monthly benefits to individuals for food and shelter. On the other hand, SSDI program is not a needs-based program and applies to people who have earned long enough at a job or through self-employment and paid Social Security taxes on their income.
Working with an Atlanta SSI lawyer or an Atlanta SSDI lawyer ensures that your application contains the necessary material and information required to qualify for disability benefits.
If you have been denied SSD benefits, our Atlanta disability lawyer can help you fight for the benefits you need and deserve.
We ensure that you can provide updated medical records and other information at all stages from the initial disability determination to different levels of appeal. Engaging an experienced disability lawyer could improve the chances of your success. According to a review of the appeal process by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, claimants who had formal representation during the process had a three times higher chance of success than the claimants who did not.
The disability lawyers at The Keener Law Firm are committed to getting you the benefits you need and deserve. Contact us today for a free case review and consultation.