New York Disablity Attorney Blog » success http://www.nydisabilityattorneyblog.com By Brian Mittman Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:58:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Winning Your Disability Case With A Hearing http://www.nydisabilityattorneyblog.com/winning-your-disability-case-with-a-hearing http://www.nydisabilityattorneyblog.com/winning-your-disability-case-with-a-hearing#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:38:35 +0000 sdaniels http://www.nydisabilityattorneyblog.com/?p=97 Social Security disability cases are being denied at record levels. About 60-70% of initial applications are denied by the Social Security Administration. After a claimant receives a denial, it does not mean that they will not be entitled to disability benefits. It means that the disability analyst at the state agency rejected the disability claim. Once this happens, a claimant can appeal this decision and have their case heard in front of Administrative Law Judge.

In the state of New York, after a claimant files an appeal, their case is transferred to the hearing level. While the numbers of denials at the initial application continue to rise, a claimant’s chances of success at the hearing level are much different.

In fact, if you stay persistent, it could pay off in the long run. Check out this great article about a claimant’s chances of success at the hearing level…

]]> http://www.nydisabilityattorneyblog.com/winning-your-disability-case-with-a-hearing/feed 0 One Thing You Must Do To Ensure A Fair Decision http://www.nydisabilityattorneyblog.com/one-thing-you-must-do-to-ensure-a-fair-decision http://www.nydisabilityattorneyblog.com/one-thing-you-must-do-to-ensure-a-fair-decision#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:49:37 +0000 sdaniels http://www.nydisabilityattorneyblog.com/?p=94 The disturbing reality of the Social Security Administration’s decision making process on disability claims is that approximately 70% of the claims are denied upon an initial application. That means roughly 7 out of every 10 applications for disability benefits are denied.

So what can you do to increase your chances for success?

Well, for starters, hiring a qualified attorney will certainly help your chances for success, but unfortunately, the ultimate decision rests with a disability analyst or an Administrative Law Judge. An attorney cannot speed up the time it takes to get a decision, but an attorney can adequately advise you of your legal options.

What you can do is make sure that you comply with all of Social Security’s requests while waiting for a decision. After your application is complete, Social Security will ask you to do specific things so they can better evaluate your case and its crucial that you comply.

To see what kinds of things Social Security will ask of you, take a look at this detailed article to see what you can do to ensure compliance with Social Security’s requests….

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