| If you have been injured or become ill and are no | | | | Administration takes into account your medical |
| longer able to work, you have certain Social Security | | | | condition, your age, your abilities, your training and your |
| Disability Benefits. Social Security Disability is a benefit | | | | work experience in deciding your case." |
| received from the Social Security Administration by | | | | It is most regrettable that most of the claims for |
| disabled workers and in some cases their dependents, | | | | security disability and benefits are denied. In fact, |
| similar to those received by retired workers. And you | | | | 60-70% of the claims are denied while it booms to |
| will have to file your case. | | | | 80-85% at the Reconsideration level. In truth, a claim |
| Sheri Abrams states the statutes for one to be | | | | that is denied once will have to go to a hearing before |
| qualified to file for Social Security Disability Benefits: | | | | an Administrative Law Judge before it is approved. |
| "To receive benefits under the Social Security Disability | | | | Denial of claims can be attributed to stringent |
| program, you must have a physical or mental health | | | | requirements set. Severity of the illness or injury is the |
| problem (or a combination of problems) severe enough | | | | key and a doctor's report indicating that the claimant |
| to keep you from working in any regular paying job for | | | | can still perform "light" or "sedentary" work may be |
| at least one year or result in death. The test isn't | | | | cause for benefits to be declined. For this reason, a big |
| whether or not you are able to go back to your old | | | | 60% of initial Social Security disability claims are denied. |
| job, and the test isn't whether or not you have been | | | | With this is mind, claimants are to make an appeal if |
| able to find a job lately. Rather, the test is whether you | | | | their petitions are turned down. Make a quick |
| are capable of doing any job available in the national | | | | consultation with the local social security office and |
| economy (even if this job involves different skills or | | | | make a request for a plea of your case within sixty |
| pays less than your previous work.) By using an | | | | days upon receipt of letter denying request. |
| extensive set of regulations, the Social Security | | | | |