Louisa, Grayson, Ashland Huntington Social Security Attorney

If you have a disease, condition or disability that limits or prevents you from employment, you may be eligible to receive government assistance in the form of Social Security Disability benefits (SSD). SSD provides cash benefits on a monthly basis for persons who are totally disabled. In most cases you must be suffering from a condition that has or will prevent you from being employed for at least twelve months or a condition that will result in your death. In applying for these benefits there may be several levels of appeal that must be pursued you will need the help a law firm that has experience with social security cases. A denial at any one level or a past denial may not disqualify you from receiving benefits.

The Social Security Act provides you with disability benefits if you cannot perform any kind of work for at least twelve consecutive months. There are certain income guidelines that may be followed if you have not worked for the required length of time that may entitle you to Social Security Disability insurance benefits.

In order to be eligible for benefits from any of the social security disability programs, the Social Security Administration considers the following: Whether you are working, Whether you have a severe medical impairment that has lasted long enough, Whether your impairment or illness is one listed in the regulations, Whether you are able to perform the type of work you have done in the past, and Whether there is any lighter work available in the national economy, which you could perform.

Claims in Social Security Disability area may take a year or more to be resolved based on several factors ranging from scheduling a hearing to review of medical records to arranging medical or vocational opinions needed to support your claim.

The process of applying for early social security disability benefits can be long and frustrating. Most people who apply for social security benefits are turned down a minimum of two times. Without legal help, it may take up to 2 ½ years to get benefits. A law firm with experience handling social security cases can help speed up this process so you can take care of your injury and family. According to the Social Security Administration, a Disability can be physical, emotional, or a combination of both. In order to obtain benefits, you must prove your disability is severe enough to keep you from working in any paying job for at least 12 consecutive months. Factors that influence the legal finding of disability are the claimant's age, education, work experience, compliance with medical treatment, daily activities and the kind and extent of treatment. The law firm of Hogan & Robinson will help you gather all the relevant information and show the Administration that you deserve benefits.

What We Do
Our thorough understanding of Social Security disability programs and the process, particularly for Social Security Disability Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, enables us to obtain those benefits for you more successfully, more conveniently, and more quickly than you could on your own. Our goal is to help our clients through the Social Security process with representation that is both highly effective and responsive to their needs. We will accomplish the following:

1. Determine what benefits you are eligible for and whether you are likely to be considered "disabled" under Social Security rules and regulations;

3. Contact your medical providers and obtain copies of your records and request individualized reports that address your functional limitations and your disabilities in relation to Social Security’s disability categories;

4. Arrange for additional medical exams or vocational evaluations, as necessary;

5. Request a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge and prepare you and your case for the hearing;

6. Represent you at your hearing, present evidence on your behalf and question any expert witnesses who are called to testify;

7. Reopen (if possible) your old applications for benefits so that you will be entitled to the largest possible lump sum payment of past due benefits, and review Social Security's benefit calculations to insure that you are properly paid; and

8. Continue to appeal your case through all administrative levels of appeal, and into federal court.

If you have been injured and cannot work anymore, you may be eligible for SSD benefits. Call the law firm of Hogan & Robinson for a free consultation. The social security disability process is complicated. Don't go it alone, our experienced social security disability attorneys stand ready to get you through the red tape and paperwork and to fight for the benefits you deserve.