There are 1,000 reasons why you need help with a Social Security disability claim (SSDI). The most obvious reason is that about 70 percent of all claims are denied at the application level--and approximatley 58 percent are denied at the hearing (appeal) level.
So, at the initial application level, you have only a 30 percent chance of approval. At the hearing, there is only a 42 percent chance of approval.
If you lose at the hearing, you either wait 12 more months for a review by the Appeals Council--where the odds are against you; OR you file a new claim and wait 24 months for a new hearing. The new claim is prejudiced by the previous denial--another strike against you.
The wisest thing is to have guidance by a professional from the start. This does not guarantee success, of course. However, statistics do show that claimants who are professionally represented have a higher chance of being awarded than those who are "unrepped."
You will never pay your representative a fee unless you win and are also awarded a past due benefit settlement.
Contact the Forsythe Firm, a Huntsville, AL based disability advocacy firm, at (256) 799-0297.
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