To prove disability an attorney must show that the client has been or will be unable to work for a year or longer due to their health. An attorney must prove that the client is disabled under the rules and regulations of the Social Security Administration.
4. Most of the denials we see in the disability process
are grounded in the analysis of the disabling condition
and its affect on the claimant’s ability to work.
Sometimes a claim is simply denied initially due to
missing medical documentation or that the decision
maker simply overlooked a medical listing or Medical
Vocational Rule.
5. A disability attorney can help by obtaining evidence
and presenting arguments to Social Security.
The disability attorney has several successful methods
of satisfactorily proving disability.
6. For example, the odds of success in the disability claims
process increase greatly if the disability attorney is
successful in obtaining a qualified supporting
statement from one of the disability claimant’s
treating physicians.
Such statements from the claimant’s treating
physician are held in high regards in the
determination process.
7. Skilled disability attorneys are also successful
through detailed knowledge of the process and the
client’s particular situation.
In this, the winning disability attorney ensures the
Social Security Administration knows of ALL
disabling conditions and their impact on a client’s
ability to work.
8. Furthermore, an experienced attorney will gather and
present supporting documents (medical records,
statements from treating physicians, etc.) that the
client and the Social Security Administration may not
have.
Being aware of filing deadlines for the submission of
supporting documents and appeals is critical to a
winning claim.
9. The most common way to lose a disability claim is to
simply give up and fail to keep the case alive through
the appeals process.
The winning disability attorney is usually the attorney
who files the appropriate appeals, presents all
relevant evidence, and forms a winning argument
based on Social Security’s rules and regulations.
10. The most common way to lose a disability claim is to
simply give up and fail to keep the case alive through
the appeals process.
The winning disability attorney is usually the attorney
who files the appropriate appeals, presents all
relevant evidence, and forms a winning argument
based on Social Security’s rules and regulations.