If you plan to file for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), it is advisable that you hire the services of a Los Angeles disability compensation lawyer.
The chances of your claim being approved increases with their help
A disability compensation lawyer can help you through the following:
• Review and analyze your disability claim based on the set regulations of the Social Security Administration (SSA).
• Advise you if your claim does not qualify for SSDI and present you with other options such as worker’s compensation and state disability insurance.
• Gathering medical evidence to support your disability claim.
• Talk to your treating physician to explain SSA regulations in regards to SSDI so that you can obtain a report that is also based on those regulations.
• Organize documents from your Social Security disability file
• If your claim was denied up to the reconsideration stage, a disability lawyer can help you prepare and represent you at a disability hearing.
• Ensure that you get a fair hearing by objecting to unfair questions and processes.
• Cross examine medical and expert witnesses to get statements that would be favorable to your claim.
• Once you win the case, the disability attorney can also calculate your benefits to make sure that you are getting the right amount.
But when is the right time to consult a disability compensation lawyer?
Most people think that disability lawyers are only for hearings with the administrative law judge (ALJ).
However, it is actually recommended that you hire the services of a disability lawyer as soon as your initial disability claim is denied.
This way, the lawyer can analyze your claim and advice you on its chances of approval.
If the lawyer thinks that you are not qualified, it is more than likely, that you really are not.
But if the lawyer thinks that you have a chance, he can help you prepare for the reconsideration stage and your claim might get approved without going to a disability hearing anymore.
Most disability compensation attorneys could also be hired in a contingency basis, meaning that you do not have to pay them if you do not get approved.
The fees that you have to pay are usually just for out-of-pocket expenses like photocopying and the like.
Once your disability claim is approved, that is when the attorney will get the pre-arranged percentage that you and he agreed upon, which is usually a reasonable amount in exchange for the peace of mind that you will get, knowing you will have an income while you cope with your disability.
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