Social Security Disability Attorneys in Spartanburg, SC

PRACTICE AREAS

Spartanburg Social Security
Disability Lawyer

Spartanburg Social Security
Disability Claims

Many people don’t have a plan for their family if they are injured and out of work. Fortunately, the federal government provides financial support for people who find themselves in hard times.

However, the Social Security programs are complicated and often result in denied Social Security claims. At Hub City Law, we formed our practice to help injured people access the resources they need.

What Benefits Does
Social Security Provide?

The Social Security Administration offers two forms of financial assistance for injured or ill people:

Before you can enroll in either program, you must have evidence of a long-term disability that prevents you from working. If you have a previous work history, you can likely receive monthly SSDI payments. The Social Security taxes you paid when working fund SSDI. Conversely, any disabled U.S. citizen with limited income and resources (assets) may apply to receive SSI payments.

How do I Qualify for
Social Security Disability?

Under the law, you must have a “medically determinable physical or mental impairment” that keeps you from any substantial gainful activity and that will likely result in death or significantly limit your ability to work for at least 12 months.

What if I disagree with the Determination?

If you receive a denial on your initial claim, you have the right to appeal within 60 days. First, a new team at the state DDS will reconsider your claim. If you continue to receive a denial, you can appeal to an administrative law judge (ALJ) in the Office of Hearing Operations. After that, you can request a review by Social Security’s Appeals Council and, finally, the federal courts.

When you apply for social security disability, you need objective medical evidence of your disability.

You will provide your evidence, but you must use “medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic methods” to prove your claims.

Your evidence must illustrate:

The medical test is the same for SSDI and SSI, but the other qualifications vary. SSDI investigates whether you worked long enough or recent enough to qualify. SSI limits eligibility based on income and assets.

What happens when I submit my SSD Claims?

When you submit an SSD claim, it goes to the Social Security field office, which reviews your claim for nonmedical eligibility. Your claim then goes to the State Disability Determination Services (DDS) for medical evaluation. At the DDS, a medical or psychological consultant and a disability examiner will determine your disability status using the evidence you provided.

How can a Lawyer Help?

In SSD claims, the claimant provides the evidence for the team, council, or judge to review. The most successful claimants provide timely, accurate, and complete information.

An experienced Social Security Disability lawyer knows what information you need and who can provide it. In many cases, your attorney can help you source evidence from family members, caregivers, friends, neighbors, employers, educational personnel, public and private social welfare agency personnel, and clergy.

You deserve to receive social security benefits if you are disabled, but you shouldn’t have to worry about your claims being denied. At Hub City Law, we work to help people through the most difficult times in their lives. Our competent disability attorneys are here to help you with your SSD claim.

PRACTICE AREAS

Spartanburg Social SecurityDisability Lawyer

Spartanburg Social SecurityDisability Claims

What Benefits DoesSocial Security Provide?

How do I Qualify forSocial Security Disability?