Dallas Social Security Disability Lawyer
Requests for reconsideration & hearings before a judge
A request for reconsideration is the first level of appeal. To have your case reconsidered you need to contact the Social Security Administration and ask that your case be reconsidered. After completing necessary forms, your case is sent to Disability Determination Services for a decision. Medical evidence is obtained. If it is proposed that benefits should stop, you are offered a face-to-face hearing with a Disability Hearings Officer.
Some of the reasons to request reconsideration are:
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In Texas, disability claimants must have been denied disability benefits from the Disability Determination Services both at the initial and the reconsideration level before they have a right to an administrative hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The ALJ Hearing is the second level of appeal.
Social Security law in Dallas
If you are unsuccessful at the ALJ Hearing and disagree with the decision, you can pursue the following actions:
- Review by Appeals Council: If the ALJ denies your claim after a hearing, you may appeal to the Social Security Appeals Council
- Lawsuit filed in federal district court: If the Appeals Council denies a request for Appeals Council Review, an appeal may be made to the federal district court
Social Security benefits
For Social security benefits in Dallas, if you applied under the work-related program (SSDI), monthly checks begin after a five-month waiting period for disabled workers and disabled widows/widowers. There is no waiting period for disabled adult children.
If you applied under the means-related program (SSI), there is no waiting period before you start receiving monthly checks.
Once benefits begin, they continue as long as you are still disabled and not working.
One of our Social Security Disability lawyers in Dallas can help
If you have an experienced Texas Social Security Disability attorney 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.
