If you make an application for social security disability benefits and the application is denied or you get notification that the benefits that you are getting are about to end or the amount is going to change you will be notified by mail. The letter that you receive from social security will explain their position in detail. If you don’t agree with their decision then you have every right to launch a social security appeals process.
Although you have the right of appeal, before you go this route you need to ask yourself a few questions:
- Can you physically or mentally cope with the paperwork that the appeals process will take?
- Do you want to take the time it takes to make the appeal?
- If you win the appeal are you comfortable with paying a portion of your benefits to an attorney?
- Have you improved to the point where you can now work?
- Was the reason given for your denial or change in status valid?
When you application is denied the social security administration will provide you with a detailed reason for denial of benefits along with the medical records and detailed impairments that they took into consideration. If you are so inclined you can actually request your social security file, this will give you and an attorney an opportunity to review the technical rational behind the decision to deny benefits. You may very well find inconsistencies or incorrect opinions or statements that can be used as the basis of an appeal. The file will have details on your age, your work history, the severity of your impairment, etc. Once again, are any of these statements wrong? Perhaps what you consider to be very important medical statements were not taken into account. If you can find any errors at all on the part of Social Security your chance of winning social security appeals is much better.
In most cases it makes a lot of sense to appeal when your application is denied or the status of your case is about to be changed. It costs nothing to file an appeal other than the cost of an attorney to guide you and the truth is; there is a very good chance of winning an appeal. The only other costs other than your attorney are if the appeal gets to Federal Court, and then there will be court costs.
Social security appeals often result in the overturning of the original decision to deny the claim for disability benefits. To discuss your situation you are invited to contact the Social Security Disability Business Name
