GOVERNMENT STUDY ON WHO GETS DISABILITY BENEFITS VS. WHO GETS DENIED

 Some people get Social Security disability benefits; others get denied.  It often seems like a puzzle-- trying to figure out how one person was approved and another person was rejected.  

In 2017 an agency of the US government, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), performed a study on Social Security disability. Some topics examined were: Why is it so difficult to get SSDI? What factors are considered in new claims? What type of new claims are likely to be approved?

The GAO report finds 3 things that most affect a claimant's chance of approval:

1. Age

2. Type of Impairment

3. Representation

According to the GAO, claimants with representatives were almost 3X as likely to be awarded benefits as those without representatives.

This seems to make it very unwise to try for Social Security disability benefits without professional representation. The odds of approval are already low. Go in without representation and your odds fall through the basement!

The good news? You can get top notch representation on a contingency basis: you win and get past due benefits, or you pay nothing at all. Your attorney's fee is based on success--not on how much work he/she does! You pay only for success.