What Do You Need for Your Social Security Disability Application?
To qualify for disability benefits, you have to prove you can’t work because of severe medical impairments—and that this will be the case for at least one full year.
These are the kinds of information you need to provide in the disability determination process:
- Your education background
- Your work history
- Your medical symptoms
- Reports from your doctors
- Statements from friends and family
Applying for Social Security Disability means filling out multiple forms. Then Social Security asks for more information—and you have a limited time to respond.
You’re the one who needs help here, but they can make it feel like you’re on trial.
The Troutman disability lawyers have made it their mission to provide the kind of caring attention that Social Security might not give. We believe that’s what you deserve.
Start with a simple conversation. There’s no charge for that. We can do a Social Security Disability evaluation for you, taking a look at your case and letting you know what you’ll need for your benefits application.
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How Does a Lawyer Help You Apply for Disability Benefits?
You’re not required to get a lawyer for this, but you may want to.
The SSDI application process has become so legalistic because Social Security is always under pressure to show that they check, double-check, and triple-check every application to be sure no one’s cheating.
Sometimes it takes a lawyer to understand the thousands of rules for getting disability benefits and apply them to your claim. A large part of your lawyer’s job is taking the burden off you.
These are some of the tasks your disability lawyer handles:
- Helping you fill out forms
- Helping you avoid errors
- Getting answers back to Social Security on time
- Working with your doctors to collect medical evidence
- Gathering statements from others who know you
- Finding errors by Social Security
- Building a legal argument for why you need benefits
- Helping you fight a denial of benefits
When you’re denied benefits and need to appeal—which may be your best opportunity to get approved—the disability determination process becomes even more like a legal proceeding, including possibly going to a hearing with a disability judge.
But if you have a skilled lawyer by your side, you can feel better knowing that someone capable is taking care of your claim.
We know what’s really important isn’t a bunch of rules, steps and hurdles you have to jump. What’s important is improving your financial stability, well-being, and leeway to live your life.
When you’ve got Troutman & Troutman disability attorneys, we’ll keep the focus on that.
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Disability Attorneys Answer Your Questions about Social Security
Your life has been disrupted by health problems. You’ve had to leave work. You’re worried about money. Social Security Disability benefits can provide relief, but they’re complicated. You’ve got a lot of questions. The Troutman & Troutman Tulsa disability lawyers have answers.
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