What does it take to present an effective disability case?
. It is critical that you have medical evidence of your condition and the cooperation of your physicians in providing opinions regarding your limitations. It also takes a knowledge of the law. You would assume by the word “disability” that all you need to prove is that you are disabled. It involves more than that. What constitutes disability may depend on rulings in prior cases as well as federal statutes and regulations. To be considered disabled under the SSD guidelines, many factors are considered. If your disability does not fall exactly under those guidelines, rulings in prior cases will be considered as well as other complex legal issues. A competent attorney can help you present your disability within the Social Security Disability guidelines in the best possible way. If you wait to contact an attorney until you’ve begun the process, they must try to correct and possibly overcome mistakes you have unknowingly made which may affect your right to obtain disability benefits.
A. It is critical that you have medical evidence of your condition and the cooperation of your physicians in providing opinions regarding your limitations. It also takes a knowledge of the law. You would assume by the word “disability” that all you need to prove is that you are disabled. It involves more than that. What constitutes disability may depend on rulings in prior cases as well as federal statutes and regulations. To be considered disabled under the SSD guidelines, many factors are considered. If your disability does not fall exactly under those guidelines, rulings in prior cases will be considered as well as other complex legal issues. A competent attorney can help you present your disability within the Social Security Disability guidelines in the best possible way. If you wait to contact an attorney until you’ve begun the process, they must try to correct and possibly overcome mistakes you have unknowingly made which may affect your right to obtain disability benefits.
