by Burke Barclay | Jan 7, 2024 | Social Security Disability
What You Need To Do While Waiting For Your SSD Hearing
The wait time now for a hearing is over 600 days on average across the United States. What was once about a 12 month wait time, is no longer. Part of this is in due to the amount of people appealing to the hearing level, and part of this is due to the fact the Social Security Administration desperately needs to hire additional Administrative Law Judges to reduce the number of cases backlogged at the hearing level.
So, if this is the case, what can a person do to help themselves when it is finally time to have his or her hearing?
Here’s some ideas:
by Burke Barclay | Jan 7, 2024 | Social Security Disability
What Not To Do When Filing For SSD
You can make a lot of mistakes when filing for Social Security disability benefits.
Here are the top 7 goofs:
by Burke Barclay | Jan 7, 2024 | Social Security Disability
Why Was Your Social Security Disability Case Denied?
If you’re reading this blog, then it is very likely your Social Security disability claim was denied, and you’re trying to figure out why.
Sometimes, it’s hard to pinpoint why a disability case was denied, and even sometimes more, there is no rhyme or reason.
But, here are some likely reasons why your case may have been denied:
by Burke Barclay | Jan 7, 2024 | Social Security Disability
Ways To Win Your SSD Case (Yes, you can win your benefits.)
In the past, approval rates for Social Security disability benefits was much higher than today. In fact, depending upon how approval rates are calculated (with or without representation), only about 35-40% of all claims are approved. And, this is not taking into consideration the length of time it takes to win your case.
However, here are the top 10 things you can do to increase your chances of success:
by Burke Barclay | Jan 7, 2024 | Social Security Disability
5 Reasons You Will Win Your SSD Case and 5 Reasons You Won’t
Here are the top 5 reasons you will win your Social Security disability case:
1. You’re getting older.
For those of you over the age of 60, the chances increase dramatically for you to have your Social Security disability case approved. If you’re over the age of 55, your chances are still quite good, but the closer you get to retirement age, the more the Social Security Administration believes there are less jobs available within the national economy you are capable of performing. While nothing is a given, your chances of approval still increase significantly.
2. Your condition is really severe.
