Texas Social Security Disability
The Abbott Law Office devotes over 90 percent of its practice to helping clients get the compensation they deserve for Social Security Disability claims. Do not give up. No matter where you live, there is hope. Contact the Abbott Law Office to discuss your Social Security Disability claim today. Click on an item below to learn more.
Understanding the basics
Under the Social Security Act, "disability" is defined as follows:
"Inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months."
There are several ways that a claimant can file a Social Security Disability claim. These include the following:
- Online at the Social Security Administration
- In person at their local Social Security office
- With the help of a Social Security Disability lawyer in Texas
The Abbott Law Office is devoted nearly exclusively to assisting clients with Social Security Disability claims, from initial filing to appeals.
When a claim can be filed
You can file for Social Security Disability benefits the same day that you become disabled. Many individuals make the mistake of waiting months and even years after becoming disabled before filing a Social Security Disability claim. An individual who suffers serious illness or injury and expects to be out of work for a year or more should not delay in filing a claim for Social Security benefits in Texas or anywhere you live.
Denial of Social Security Disability claims
When you file a claim, Social Security officials gather your medical records and carefully consider all of your health problems, as well as your age, education, and work experience. Using this information, they determine whether you are able to do your past work. If they decide that you are unable to do your past work, they consider whether there is any other work which you can do considering your health problems and your age, education, and work experience.
If your claim has been rejected, do not give up. Over 70 percent of all initial Social Security Disability claims are rejected. The Abbott Law Office is committed to helping clients secure the benefits they deserve, even after their claim has been denied.
Organizing an appeal
If your claim is denied, you must do the following:
- Request "Reconsideration"
- Request a hearing before a Social Security judge
- Request a review by the Appeals Council
- File suit in federal court
The Abbott Law Office can assist you with each of these steps. The hearings are fairly informal. The only people likely to be there are the judge, a secretary operating a tape recorder, the claimant, the claimant's attorney, and anyone else the claimant has brought with him or her. In some cases, the administrative law judge has a medical doctor or occasional expert present to testify at the hearing. There is no jury nor are there any spectators at the hearing. There is no attorney at the hearing representing Social Security trying to get the judge to deny the disability claim.
