Monday, August 18, 2014
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Getting
disability benefits is supposed to make incapacitated workers’
lives easier as their disabilities inhibit their abilities to bring
in income to the household. While every disabled
worker should have access to this kind of government support, not
all applications for claims filed with the Social Security
Administration (SSA) gets approved.
In fact, according to
SSA statistics, 31 percent of over two million applications are
technically denied by the government agency, while almost one million
applications are further denied after passing through the agency’s
5 Step Evaluation Method. Of those denied, less than 500,000 people
opt to appeal their case. The appeals process is relatively
straightforward and can be done by the applicant himself. However, it
is better that claimants seek the help of a qualified social security
lawyer in organizing all supporting documents needed for the appeal.
Although statistics
show that most unfavorable SSA decisions are ultimately reversed by a
federal court, many disabled workers cannot afford to wait that long
and, later in the appeals process, have their applications approved.
It is better if one can successfully make his case and reverse an SSA
denial at the first appeals process with the state disability
determination services. Experienced lawyers who’ve represented
countless disabled workers have the necessary knowledge to guide
claimants in staging a well-documented and presented case. This
increases the appellant's chance of a decision reversal during the
very first stage of the appeals process.
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