subject: Hiring A Social Security Disability Attorney To Apply For Your Disability Benefits [print this page] Your Social Security attorney works for you as a legal advocate to present your case before the SSA to secure your entitled disability benefits. If you have been employed, but now find yourself disabled, and unable to work, you most likely qualify for SS disability benefits. Your Disability EntitlementFiling an application is a long, complicated process. However, once you are ultimately approved, you will begin receiving a monthly income, and may qualify for a variety of other benefits for as long as your disability continues. Your disability benefits are not a gift from the government, but an entitlement from a SSA fund you have paid into, all the time you have been employed.Hiring a Social Security AttorneyAn extremely high percentage of all SS disability applications are initially denied. However, by law you have the right to file an appeal of the denial. The complexity of the appeal application process is extremely cumbersome, and often requires the skills of an experienced Social Security disability attorney.Meeting Minimum RequirementsYour Social Security attorney understands that disability benefits require two distinct test to be met for you to be eligible to receive any disability benefit. First, you will have to be employed long enough to earn significant wages, in order to be considered for any type of disability benefit. Second, you must meet the qualifying standards of a debilitating medical condition that meet with the definition of being disabled, as defined by the SSA.Work Test ComponentYour Social Security attorney will make sure you meet SSA's definition of being disabled. They will ensure you meet the work test component of the application process and that you have enough SSA "credits", to qualify for disability benefits. The minimum standard of your disability condition must last, or be expected to last, for at least one year, or when ended in death.Unable to WorkYour Social Security disability attorney will help you through the disability qualification process to determine that any of the work you did before, you are now incapable of performing. You must also meet the standard that you are not able to adjust to any type of new work, as a direct result of your medical condition. Although the SSA has a presumptive qualification on a variety of conditions, does not guarantee any approval for your application.A Positive OutcomeYour Social Security attorney can relieve much of your anxiety by taking the responsibility of the long and tedious application process. After the initial six months or longer, needed to approve or deny your application, your attorney will take the next step. If you have been approved, your Social Security attorney will make sure all of your monthly payments have been calculated correctly. If you have been denied, they will begin the appeal process and take your case before a judge, after reconsideration.Because you are disabled and unable to work, your Social Security disability attorney will work hard to ensure you receive a lifetime of benefits for you and your family. Acquiring the skills of a competent Social Security disability attorney early in the process provides you the optimal chance of receiving all of your entitled benefits.
