Social Security Disability:
Are You Entitled?
Social Security is not just for retired people. Workers who have either mental or physical problems which will make them unable to work for at least a year are eligible to receive Social Security Disability benefits.

People who expect to be unable to work for over a year, should file for Social Security disability benefits. It is important to understand that Social Security Disability benefits can be obtained while also receiving payments from either No-Fault or Worker's Compensation.If an injured person receives lost wages from No-Fault or Worker's Compensation, they can apply for Social Security for additional monies. Our firm can help determine Social Security Disability eligibility.

The Social Security Administration has numerous offices all over the United States. To apply for Social Security, you can go to your local branch office, or call that office to set up a telephone interview. The Social Security Administration will then investigate your claim. Administrators will factor your age, medical and mental condition, education and past work experience to see if there is any job that could suit your current condition. The guidelines for Social Security are very strict as to the definition of total disability, so administrators are very tough in their decision making process. We can help you prove your eligibility.

The Social Security Administration will notify you in writing of its decision. If the administration approves your claim, the notice will show the benefits that you will receive and when the payments will start. Social Security disability benefits do not begin until claimants are out of work for six months.

The majority of applications for Social Security are denied. However, the Social Security Administration does have an appeals process. Sanders, Sanders, Block, Woycik, Viener & Grossman, P.C. is successful in winning benefits for many of its appeal clients. The Social Security Administration denies many applicants because they do not have work histories which show them holding jobs for long periods of time or who do not have sufficient medical proof. In many instances, clients were unaware of important information that was left off their applications. Denied applicants for Social Security should call our office to discuss their claims.

In addition to cash payments, the Social Security Administration awards two year disability recipients Medicare benefits. Disability recipients' Medicare coverage can even cover children up to their graduation from high school or until their nineteenth birthday.

Please contact our office if you have any Social Security questions.

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