Knowing what will be asked of you in the hearing before you show up can seriously increase your chances of winning disability benefits. If you are able to provide answers with clarity and specificity, the hearing will be conducted in a much smoother fashion and you will appear much more credible.

Check out this great article on the most popular topics at a disability hearing.

Certain disability claims are complicated. The medical evidence might be highly complex and often times, the procedural aspects of your case might also be difficult to understand. If this is the case, Administrative Law Judges frequently allow claimants to delay, or adjourn, their case so the claimant can seek representation.

As I’ve mentioned many times before on this blog, hiring a lawyer can seriously increase your chances of getting disability benefits. But when a Judge recommends that you hire a lawyer for your claim, it’s usually an indication that you should be represented by an attorney.

For more information on how to find the right lawyer, CLICK HERE.

Often times, claimants rely too much on hospital records, surgical reports and single opinions of treating sources. While these pieces of evidence do help in supporting a disability claim, there is one type of evidence that can be the “icing on the cake” in a disability claim.

To find out what type of medical evidence I am referring to, CLICK HERE to learn more about increasing your chances of winning your disability case.

The Social Security Administration will review close to 3 million disability claims this year. Of this staggering amount of claims, approximately 65-70% of these initial applications will be denied. That means over 2 million disability claims will be denied upon the initial application.

Receiving one of these denials does not mean that you will never be able to get disability benefits. In fact, your chances of winning at the hearing level dramatically increase.

New York Disability lawyer Scott Daniels is back to educate individuals on how to properly handle a denial from the Social Security Administration. He’ll dissect how to effectively get to the hearing level in the state of New York and he’ll even offer some tips on making the process as easy as possible.

Click here to listen live, or go to Markhoff & Mittman’s homepage, scroll down on the right hand side and listen a list of archived shows.

Relying on what you put in the application just not enough anymore. The disability analysts and Administrative Law Judges making decisions on each claim need concrete evidence to support your alleged disability.

You have to be proactive and personally engage in activities that will further your disability case. If you are wondering what you can do to boost your chances for a successful outcome in your disability claim, click here to view several ways to improve your chances of winning.

Individuals who perform manual labor on a daily basis are obviously prevented from performing their daily work as a result of their persistent back pain, but back injuries can even affect a person who sits all day in front of a computer. For instance, if you need to take periodic breaks or you need to get up and walk around as a result of your severe back pain, this can be a major limitation and might prevent you from performing in a competitive 8-hour workday.

Severe back pain can limit a person in numerous ways and if severe enough, it can certainly rise to the level of disability. The Social Security Administration recognizes this impairment and if you have medical documentation to prove the injury, you are one step closer to winning your disability case.

On top of opinions from treating doctors, there are many other types of evidence that can increase your chances of winning your disability claim. To learn more about the various other things that help your case, click here.