When Is the Best Time to Hire a Social Security Attorney?
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Q: If you are applying for disability benefits, when is the best time to hire a social security attorney?
A: The most common time claimants hire a social security attorney is after they receive notification that they were denied benefits when they initially apply. The next step in the process is to file an appeal for reconsideration. When a claim is reconsidered, it is simply reviewed again (much like during the initial application stage) by a disability examiner at the reconsideration level. Most claims are denied benefits again after being reconsidered. The next step in the appeal process is to submit a request for a hearing. Although there is no requirement to have a social security attorney for a hearing, the majority of claims that are awarded benefits at this stage have been represented by one. Because there is a high likelihood that a claim will be denied again during reconsideration and it must then move on to the hearing stage, claimants often choose to hire a social security attorney after they are initially denied. Not all claimants wait to hire a social security attorney after they have been initially denied, however. Those who are not confident that they can handle all the necessary paperwork, forms, records and deadlines required to initially apply often hire an attorney as soon as they decide to apply for disability.
Q: Does Social Security award different levels of disability insurance?
A: Social Security does not assign any partial or percentage designations to disability claims. A claimant either meets the criteria or not. Those that do are awarded disability benefits. Those that do not are denied. If you have any concerns about whether your condition or injury and prognosis will qualify you for disability insurance, visit the official Social Security web site (http://www.ssa.gov/disability) for qualifying guidelines or speak with a social security attorney.
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