If you’re a recently injured or disabled worker in Georgia seeking Social Security disability, you’re probably going to face a long and difficult process. The facts show that most Social Security disability claims in Georgia are denied on first submission despite the integrity of the claim. If you’ve been denied a Social Security disability claim in Georgia, retaining the services of a Georgia Social Security disability lawyer may help you receive the compensation you deserve for your legitimate claim.
Experts advise that if your Social Security disability claim is initially denied, that’s no cause to give up on seeking compensation. There are a number of institutional reasons a claim may be denied, including the reviewing official determining the evidence of disability to be insufficient. What this means is not that you should give up on seeking disability; there’s a 60-day period in which an appeal can be submitted. If you submitted your initial disability claim without the assistance of a counselor or representative, for your appeals process you should seek the services of a Georgia Social Security disability lawyer who has extensive experience with Social Security disability claims. A lawyer possessing this kind of experience will be able to offer a number of services: they can determine, independently, the validity of your disability claim; they can determine why the disability claim was denied by the reviewing officer at the Social Security Administration office in the first place; and they can prepare and revise your claim to make a stronger case in the appeals hearing.
This process can be difficult in and of itself, quite apart from the normal difficulties of navigating the intricate Social Security disability claims system. It might involve seeking multiple corroborating diagnoses from different doctors, especially if the claim was denied on the basis of insufficient evidence for disability. It might also involve an evaluation of the other considerations affecting your eligibility for disability; for example, you must have accumulated a certain number of Social Security points, based on your age. However, this criterion is easily the most amenable to leniency on the basis of extenuating circumstances. Your Georgia Social Security disability lawyer will be able to determine if you lack eligibility on this basis and whether a case can be made for clemency on the basis of extenuating circumstances. You might also have a disability that doesn’t meet the 12 month or death criteria set forth in the standards of the SSDI, in which case you might be eligible on the basis of other circumstances, such as superlative financial commitments or multiple dependents. A Georgia Social Security disability lawyer will know how to pursue multiple strategies to get you the compensation the law mandates.
The law office of John A. Snyder provides legal services for individuals and businesses throughout the Atlanta area. Mr. Snyder advises, litigates, and settles workers’ comp claims, car accident cases, veterans’ disability, and Social Security disability cases. At our law office, your case is personally managed by Georgia Social Security disability lawyer John Snyder. If you need legal help concerning a car accident, please call our office today at 404-321-7733, or Toll Free at 1-855-WORK COMP for a free, no obligation consultation.
