Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Form of a New Claim

When filing a social security disability claim, many applicants make the mistake of filing on their own without knowing the rules, regulations, and requirements Social Security uses to decide their claim.
Just because your doctor states you are not able to work is insufficient as Social Security takes your age, education and past relevant work into consideration as well when deciding if your conditions prevent substantial gainful activity.
Another words, besides your medical problems, The SSA uses the DOT system, which is the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, to find out if a person is able to perform her past relevant work and if not, then whether they can do another job. The bottom line, to help improve your chances of winning your claim for Social Security Disability Benefits, you may consider hiring a legal representative, aka advocate, who is specialized in these types of cases. He/she can properly represent your before the Social Security Administration and gather and organize your medical records include all those which are relevant to your illness or injury, and are the main cause of your disability. He/she may get reports, treatment notes, all the test results, which will also include all X-rays, MRIs, blood tests, ECGs, EEGs and so on from your doctors. Lastly he/she can legally argue for you since he/she is familiar with the rules and regulations.