You were denied Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits and filed a proper appeal. You waited for months and soon you are going to have a hearing on your case. You will be appearing before an administrative law judge.
About 42 percent of hearings will be successful and result in payment of benefits. What can you do to help insure that your case is among the winners?
1. Get All the Medical Evidence. Your medical file must be complete prior to the hearing. The judge will expect a record from every doctor, hospital, clinic or other provider you have seen from your alleged onset date to the present time.
2. Be Sure Your Evidence is Presently Correctly. There is a correct and expected way to present evidence. Questions will be asked. Challenges will be made. Proof will be required.
3. Prepare Vocational (Job) Evidence. In many cases, details about your past work can spell victory or defeat. Be sure you know how to present vocational evidence related to jobs you have held during the 15 year period preceding your disability onset. This is one of the most overlooked aspects of an SSDI case. It makes a big difference.
4. Get Professional Help. I accept only a few of the many cases that contact me each week. But I always refer the ones I can't take to an attorney or advocate in the area because I believe that proper representation is essential to success. Professional assistance will insure that your case is presented as expected, properly, and effectively. Proper representation will also take care of #3 and #4 above: presenting evidence properly and preparing vocational evidence. "Good representation doesn't cost, it pays."
SOCIAL SECURITY JUSTICE in HUNTSVILLE
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