I recent talked to a young man who called me about his Social Security disability. "I applied and got denied," he said. "Then I applied again and got denied again."
This young man is like many, many people who call me. His application for benefits was denied. He failed to appeal and just filed a new application, which was also denied.
You might say he has been stuck in the muddy mire of Social Security, just spinning his wheels, going nowhere. His big mistake? Failure to file a timely appeal.
What is a "timely" appeal?
A timely appeal is one that is filed within the deadline. Social Security allows 60 days to appeal a decision that you disagree with (a denial). After the 60 days have expired, no appeal is possible.
Filing a new claim is your only option then, and the new claim will meet the same fate. Here's the way it work:
New Claim = Same Agency = Same Evidence = Same Decision
Think of it as a ladder. Your application begins on the lowest rung. An appeal moves it up the ladder to next rung. Each time you are denied, appeal and keep moving your case up, up, up the ladder toward to top.
A new application goes to the lowest rung on the ladder again. It doesn't move up. Therefore, nothing good happens.
An appeal moves your case up the ladder to a higher authority. Each time you move up the ladder, your chance of approval gets better and better.
RUNG 1: Your application is reviewed by the state agency.
RUNG 2: Your appeal is reviewed by a different decision maker.
RUNG 3: Your appeal goes to an Administrative Law Judge (hearing).
Rung 3 on the "ladder" is your best chance. But you can't get there by filing new application after new application. You only get there by appealing every denial.
Get a Social Security specialist to move your case "up the ladder" toward approval. If You Don't Win, You Don't Pay.
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The Forsythe Firm
Social Security Disability Specialists
7027 Old Madison Pike, Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
CALL (256) 799-0297
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