subject: Social Security Disability: The Process [print this page] In the last piece, we talked about the basics of Social Security Disability including the different benefits available and how to meet the definition of disability till the process of filing your claim with the help of a social security disability lawyer. In this article, we will detail more into the process and the paperwork necessary for filing the claim.
Medical Requirements
This is the most important part of the whole process. It is your first opportunity to present your case and show the SSD that your claim is legible. Include an exhaustive list of all your impairments, allergies, conditions, symptoms pertaining to your application for disability. Mention all hospitals and clinics you have visited and telephone numbers and addresses of all doctors you have consulted. In the previous column, we talked about the Social Security listings book (called the Listing of Impairments) so make sure specific details corresponding to the list of impairments is also declared. Make sure you pick a doctor who is familiar with the process, so that the statement made out for you is prepared with respect to the list of impairments. Also make sure you include how the disability is impairing you from performing daily routine activities.
Non-Medical Requirements
The nonmedical requirements include the eligibility under the two different programs SSDI and SSI, the eligibility requirements have been discussed at length in the previous article.
Now considering the whole process is complete and your file is claimed, the next is to await the result. It is not uncommon for an SSDI application to be denied the first time, so dont lose hope. The common mistake committed by people is reapplying for the whole process again, which will not bring about any difference in the result second time around. What you should instead be doing is to file an appeal.
Once you file an appeal, you will be called for a hearing. Before that you might want to seek the help of a social security disability lawyer. People who avail professional help stand a higher chance of seeing success with their appeals. So go ahead and find yourself a qualified attorney to win your appeal and get the benefit of disability that you deserve.
