Here are the usual reasons that Social Security denies disability claims.
1. You are not disabled under Social Security rules. They usually find that your impairment is not severe enough to prevent you from all types of work. There is some type of work you could do, they say.
2. You didn't present sufficient objective medical evidence to prove your total disability. Objective evidence includes X-rays, other imaging studies, laboratory tests and examinations by a physician.
3. You worked after the date you claimed as your disability onset date. This results in a stop 1 automatic denial.
4. You have not worked and paid into the Social Security system to earn the required work credits OR you have not done so recently enough for those credits to be up to date. Therefore, you are not covered by Social Security disability.
The Social Security system denies roughly 7 out of 10 disability claims at the initial (application) level, and 9 out of 10 claims at Reconsideration level (first appeal). Most claims have to go before an administrative law judge for a hearing before they are paid. It's usually a very long, tedious process that requires a lawyer's help to be successful.
Consider using a lawyer or professional advocate who understands the Social Security system and how to get claims approved. Never go to a hearing or before a judge without an advocate or lawyer present.
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The Forsythe Firm has experience with more than one thousand disability appeals over 20 years of practice. The firm is rated by the Better Business Bureau as A+
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