FACTORS AFFECTING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIM
There
are several factors that will affect whether or not you can receive
Social Security disability benefits. Some of these factors you can
control-- and some you can't.
AGE: While persons of all ages get disability benefits, it is clear that persons who are age 50 or older have an advantage.
EDUCATION:
Education generally prepares a person to work. Individuals with more
education may have access to more jobs than individuals who have limited
education. Thus, a highly educated person may have more of a challenge
with a disability claim.
PAST
WORK EXPERIENCE: A highly skilled person is able to perform jobs that
the unskilled person cannot. Therefore, skilled jobs may be lighter
work or less physically demanding than unskilled jobs.
MEDICAL
IMPAIRMENT(S): All claimants must have a severe, medically
determinable impairment that interferes with the ability to work on a
full-time basis. Medical evidence of such impairment(s) will be
required.
WHICH
JUDGE HEARS YOUR CASE: If your case goes to appeal, you will appear
before an Administrative Law judge (ALJ). You would think that since
the judge reviews the same evidence and follows the same rules, the
process would be consistent. It isn't. Each judge approaches a hearing
slightly differently. Each judge will apply his or her judgment in
making a decision as to whether or not you are disabled. Some judges
approve a higher percentage of cases than others. We cannot pick our
judge; they are assigned randomly. But the judge you are assigned to
will definitely have a bearing on your odds of receiving an award.
Please see my website for more information on Social Security disability and how we may be able to help you get approved, even if you've been denied recently:
https://forsythefirm.wixsite.com/website
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