DISABILITY SURVIVAL GUIDE: NORTH ALABAMA EDITION

Social  Security continues to deny 83 percent of disability applications, usually citing lack of medical evidence, or claim that the applicant can perform "some other work." The first appeal, "Reconsideration," has a losing ratio of 89 percent.  The rate of approval at Social Security hearings, however, is 55 percent.  Failure to appeal is almost always a defeat. The Forsythe Firm, Huntsville, continues to succeed at getting disability cases approved and paid at the appeal level.  Past due benefits back to the original date of disability onset, are usually paid--often amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Charles W. Forsythe has helped thousands of claimants get approved for Social Security disability benefits over the last 24 years. It's their area of specialty and they KNOW Social Security law. "What many people don't understand," Forsythe said, "is that very few claims get approved without appeals.  In fact, the Social Security hearing...

  Alabama and Tennessee lawyers for Social Security disability benefits.  We handled the very detailed and  complex appeals process to help you win Social Security disability in Tennessee and Alabama.  Free consultations, and we never charge a fee until you have been approved and paid past due benefits.  No win / no fee.   WE ALL OF ALABAMA, INCLUDING CITIES LIKE Athens Huntsville Decatur Montgomery Mobile Florence Ardmore Fairhope Albertville Guntersville Birmingham   Cullman.............. and many others--all over Alabama WE SERVE ALL OF TENNESSEE, INCLUDING CITIES LIKE Nashville Knoxville Marysville Columbia Spring Hill Fayetteville Clarksville .......and many others ---- all over Tennessee  Do you have to travel to our office? No.  We can handle all your issues by phone, fax or email.  No inconvenience for you. Is there any fees or costs upfront? Absolutely not.  Our fee is paid from your past due benefits AFTER you are paid. W...

  If you are below your Full Retirement Age (FRA), which is around 67 for most people, you may be eligible for thousands of dollars per month in Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits. Here's what's required: A medical/mental condition that has or will keep you off work for 12+ months. You are not currently working at "Substantial Gainful Activity" (earning wages of at least $1,690 per month). You have worked a job that deducted FICA (Social Security) for at least 5 years out the past 10 years. You have medical records to prove you cannot work a full time job:  defined by Social Security as 5 days per week 8 hours per day On a regular and continual basis  You need to file for your SSDI benefit BEFORE you reach Full Retirement Age.  Once you reach your FRA you cannot file for additional disability benefits.   What if You Are Age 62 and Eligible for SSA Early Retirement? Early Social Security retirement pensions are available starting as early as age...