SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY NEWS
Building Your Case with Medical Evidence
The Social Security disability process is an interactive process between you, your representative, and the Social Security Administration. Hiring a Social Security disability representative is a step in the right direction, however, there are key things only you can do.
Your participation in your case is critical and you have more power than you may think.
The number one thing you have the most power over is your medical records.
If someone owed you money and you were going to sue them, do you think a Judge would order that person to pay you money just because you said so? Probably not. You would…
Working While Pending A Disability Claim
The Social Security process is brutally long, especially if your case goes all the way to a hearing. Social Services and other resources are in very short supply.
How does someone who is pending disability survive? Very few people have savings. A lucky few have friends or family who will support them during a pending claim. Under very limited circumstances, a few are able to access social service resources; and receiving unemployment while your claim is pending could hurt your chances of approval in the long run.
Sometimes the only option, if physically or mentally possible, is to try to work. You may…