Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits
To Apply with a disability attorney or not? What's the best way to apply????....
Some firms (heavily advertised ones) offer to apply for you. Ultimately you will still be doing all the work including gathering your doctor, medication, and past work information. They will mail you paperwork. All that wastes time. I recommend you applying online or at your local office. It's faster and if you are approved, I don't receive any of your back pay. You only need someone representing you if you have been denied, in my opinion. Start your application with your local office online first. Check below to see if you qualify to apply online. Anyone can help you type the basic information in if needed. Then follow-up with your local Social Security Administration (SSA) either by phone or in person, it's required anyway. NOTE: If all or any part of your claim includes Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you most likely will need to visit the local office to complete the application for SSI although in some areas of the country if you meet certain criteria you may apply online. (Not sure what SSI is...check the "SSI Benefits" section of this website.)
If you meet the following criteria below, you should qualify to apply online (except for SSI in certain areas of the country)
(You will redirect to the official SSA site)
You should qualify to apply online if all is true.
- Are age 18 or older;
- Are not currently receiving benefits on your own Social Security record;
- Are unable to work do to a medical condition that is expected to last at least 12 months or result in death:
- Have not been denied disability benefits in the last 60 days. If your application was recently denied for medical reasons, the Internet Appeal is a starting point to request a review of the medical determination we made.
If you are denied contact my office. I will evaluate your claim by phone or by email through this site. One of my staff will schedule a meeting for us at which time we can discuss the strengths and weaknesses, if any, of your case and what to expect going forward. As for your case, I will take it from there.
Call (618) 625-3525 or visit the website. ww.sesserdisability.com or www.sesserdisability.net or
Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits
To Apply with a disability attorney or not? What's the best way to apply????....
Some firms (heavily advertised ones) offer to apply for you. Ultimately you will still be doing all the work including gathering your doctor, medication, and past work information. They will mail you paperwork. All that wastes time. I recommend you applying online or at your local office. It's faster and if you are approved, I don't receive any of your back pay. You only need someone representing you if you have been denied, in my opinion. Start your application with your local office online first. Check below to see if you qualify to apply online. Anyone can help you type the basic information in if needed. Then follow-up with your local Social Security Administration (SSA) either by phone or in person, it's required anyway. NOTE: If all or any part of your claim includes Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you most likely will need to visit the local office to complete the application for SSI although in some areas of the country if you meet certain criteria you may apply online. (Not sure what SSI is...check the "SSI Benefits" section of this website.)
If you meet the following criteria below, you should qualify to apply online (except for SSI in certain areas of the country)
(You will redirect to the official SSA site)
You should qualify to apply online if all is true.
- Are age 18 or older;
- Are not currently receiving benefits on your own Social Security record;
- Are unable to work do to a medical condition that is expected to last at least 12 months or result in death:
- Have not been denied disability benefits in the last 60 days. If your application was recently denied for medical reasons, the Internet Appeal is a starting point to request a review of the medical determination we made.
If you are denied contact my office. I will evaluate your claim by phone or by email through this site. One of my staff will schedule a meeting for us at which time we can discuss the strengths and weaknesses, if any, of your case and what to expect going forward. As for your case, I will take it from there.
Call (618) 625-3525 or visit the website. ww.sesserdisability.com or www.sesserdisability.net or