What does DAI do for persons with disabilities?
Each client is assigned a “Claimant Advocate”. This advocate is probably the only person you will ever talk to. By telephone, your advocate will obtain the information about you, your employment, your disabling condition, and the physicians treating your condition and what has been accomplished to date with the Social Security Administration. Your advocate will then direct your case from that moment forward. He will determine and obtain the medical records necessary to present your case to the SSA in the most favorable light. He is responsible for meeting all the Social Security filing requirements and will keep you informed as to what you need to do, what you may expect to occur next and when. If your case does not receive a favorable determination at Initial Consideration or Reconsideration, your advocate will recommend that you request a hearing and will accompany you and represent you at the hearing. If still unsuccessful, he will direct your appeal. Finally, if still unsuccessful,
