Perhaps you’ve struggled with debilitating back pain for years or stiff hands that no longer function properly in the workplace. You may have reached a point in your life where your employer no longer accommodates for the days you missed at work and the lower productivity levels haven’t gone unnoticed. You may even have had a chiropractor treat you for severe arthritis or a degenerative disease, and he suggested you apply for Social Security Benefits. Unfortunately, you apply and the denial from the Social Security Administration comes back. What now?
Call a Social Security Disability Lawyer
You may have to fight for your rightful benefits. After a denial of your claim has been issued, you should call a social security disability lawyer and ask about what can be done. Law offices regularly face this all too common scenario. Sometimes health insurance got in the way or the individual believes physicians are better avoided. Then the claimants are left wondering why their severe symptoms have gone unheard by the Social Security Administration.
After the Lawyer Gets Called
Once the SSD lawyer gets called in, it helps your case if you have received the best treatment for your medical condition within your region. It guarantees you have been given treatment that the Social Security Administration both recognizes and respects. After this part of the claim has been given, it provides you with concrete evidence when the Social Security Administration evaluates your claim. A social security disability attorney will also help you to establish what’s known as a medically determinable impairment that can reasonably be expected to cause the symptoms you’re complaining about.
In addition, a lawyer understands the Social Security rules and regulations because they have been spelled out in detail. When you understand the approach, you can also ensure you meet the guidelines of Social Security when presenting evidence of a disability claim.
Other Reasons You Might Be Denied
Sometimes you might be denied because the conditions causing your symptoms haven’t been diagnosed in an objective setting. In these cases, the Social Security Administration won’t even listen to a complaint. The documentation must come from more than a provider because Social Security regulations demand you to have objective medical evidence from a reputable medical source. To give you an idea, the following doesn’t qualify as an acceptable medical source:
- Chiropractors
- Physician assistants
- Family nurse practitioners
The regulations around Social Security demand that you develop evidence to support the conclusion that you have a medically determinable impairment. Normally, that means you will have to seek additional answers from the treatment you have taken. You should ask your medical provider to objectively test your conditions through clinical examination. This also helps to establish the proper medical diagnosis. One of the common practices has been for the Social Security Administration to send an individual to a physician who has been paid by the state to give a clinical examination. They can potentially diagnose the symptoms. In most cases, however, the Social Security Administration will simply deny your claim, so you shouldn’t depend on this.
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Having a competent and qualified Social Security Disability attorney on your side could help you win the compensation you deserve. Our law office will fight for you. Call our law offices today at any of our convenient locations and get a free consultation.
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