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WHAT YOU NEED FOR SSDI BENEFITS IN ALABAMA IN 2026

Can you get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in Alabama in 2026?  What do you need to get it?

It is notoriously difficult, but possible, to get Social Security disability in Alabama in 2026.  Expect a long, frustrating process. 

Here's what you will need:

 Enough Work Credits.  Most applicants will need have 40 total work credits with 20 of them earned during the past 10 years.  This gives you "insured status."

A Severe Medical / Mental Condition.  This condition is "severe" if it prevents the ability to perform ANY full-time work and is expected to last for at least 12 straight months.  (You may not be working at "Substantial Gainful Activity" **when you apply for SSDI, or you will get a Step 1 technical denial).

Strong / Recent Medical Evidence.  You must have strong objective medical evidence to PROVE your disability.  Objective evidence includes doctors' examinations, imaging studies, laboratory reports, etc.  85 percent of your case depends on your medical records, which we will help you obtain. 

SSDI benefits typically require a long, complex process that we handle for you.  You must be committed to the long haul--because there is a very high rate of denials at the first level--and success gets more likely in the appeals process.

There is NO FEE for our service until you are APPROVED and PAID past due benefits.  If you don't get approved and paid there cannot be a fee for our services (all free).  The best way to start is with a phone call to our local, Huntsville office for a FREE consultation.  (256) 799-0297. 

Email US       www.ForsytheFirm@gmail.com 

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