Houston Disability Lawyers
Applying for SSD or SSI benefits
In order to have an application for Social Security benefits approved, you must provide detailed information to back up your claim, and meet the requirements. You can apply directly, or you can have a Houston disability lawyer file for you. The application process is complex, confusing, and best handled by an attorney with years of experience in properly filing all documents. Before you begin the process, you should assemble the necessary medical, work history, and personal information.
The forms that you need to complete ask you to do the following:
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Once you file your forms, the Social Security office personnel transmit them to the DARS Division of Disability Determination Services in Austin.
Disability benefits
Your benefits continue as long as you are still disabled and not working. Keep in mind that the Social Security Administration reviews all allowed cases on a schedule to see whether disability continues. The time of the review depends on the following aspects of your condition:
- Is it expected to improve? Review in 6-30 months
- Is it possible that it will improve? Review in 3 years
- Is the condition permanent? Review in 5-7 years
One of our disability lawyers in Houston can help
With an experienced disability attorney in Houston from the Abbott Law Office fighting for you, your chances of collecting benefits are better. We are experienced with all aspects of the disability claims process, from application through hearing. If you are denied benefits, we know how to present the best possible case on your behalf on appeal.
