Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

We can help people suffering from sever illness and injury with all aspects of Worker’s Compensation as well as the Social Security disability claim process. When you contact us, we will provide an honest assessment of your claim’s chance of success, based on our attorneys’ extensive experience. In many case, our attorneys can:

• Provide helpful, hands-on assistance with your application for benefits OR
• Take on your case for appeal after your initial application has been denied.

OBTAINING FINANCIAL HELP WHEN YOU ARE DISABLED AND CANNOT WORK

The main difference between Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claims and those for Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) is that SSDI applicants must have worked and paid into the system for an amount of time defined by law. Other key criteria the Social Security Administration (SSA) applies are much of the same for SSDI and SSI, including:

• Whether your illness or disability is severe as defined by the Social Security Administration.
• Whether you are determined capable of performing “past relevant work” the type of work you had previously done to earn a living.
• Given your age, education and experience, whether you are determined able to perform other work that exists in substantial number in the national economy.

BACK AND SPINAL CONDITIONS-CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE-OTHER SEVERE ILLNESSES AND INJURIES

Some of the more common types of disabling conditions that result in valid approved claims for benefits are:

• Musculoskeletal conditions-often severe back problems such as herniated disks and lumbar/spinal stenosis
• Specifically diagnosed cardiac (heart) conditions
• Respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD
• Neurological conditions such as seizures or stroke
• Serious diseases including cancer and Hepatitis-C
• Loss of speech, vision or hearing

The lawyers we work with for Social Security have successfully appealed cases involving a wide range of injuries and illnesses. Often, the key to success is “packing your file” with materials including medical records, test results and questionnaires and/or opinions from qualified doctor that substantial your illness and limitations. This works in both the Social Security and the Worker’s Compensation Claims that we handle.