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About Social Security Disability Programs

Before talking about social security disability lawyer one should understand about the social security disability program. The Social Security Disability Program was enacted under the Social Security Act-1935 that provides for social security safety net and is considered as an essential part of the financial protection plan in the United States of America.

Under the present version of the social security act, there are several social insurance and social welfare programs that have been included and these programs are-
  • Unemployment benefits,
  • State Children's Health Insurance Program (Medicaid),
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
  • Federal Old-Age (Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance),
  • Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled (Medicare),
  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,
  • Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs (Medicaid)

Under the above-mentioned programs any individual may claim social security pay benefits if he or she is affected by retirement, disability or death.  The definition of disability under the Social Security Law is defined as "an inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment(s) which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months." The proof that the concerned individual is suffering from physical or mental impairment must be established by medical evidence that consist of signs, symptoms and laboratory findings.

Who are Social Security Disability Lawyers and what role do they play?

Social Security Disability Lawyers are professional lawyers in the field of social security disability issues and procedures. They are competent enough in handling all the necessary paperwork that is required to make claims under the social security disability programs before the courts of law.

The Social Security Disability lawyers can guide the claimant related with various judicial processes concerning his/her claims. The Social Security Disability- SSD Lawyers have a thorough understanding about various issues under the social security act. The SSD lawyer through their specific knowledge helps the claimant in making his/her benefits less complicated and noteworthy. The main functions of a social security disability lawyer includes-
  • Checking all the necessary evidences related to the disability of their client/claimant.
  • Finding the data regarding the age, employment, marital status or social security coverage information of the claimant.
  • Serving as a liaison with the Social Security Administration in order to make the advances of the claims of the claimant. 
  • Providing complete procedural explanation and ample lawful advice to the concerned claimant in making considerable claims. The SSD lawyer takes certain precautions not to exceed the claims that may be rejected or not duly acknowledged by the Social Security Administration or SSA.
  • Handling the "Reconsideration Claims" that were once rejected due to errors on part of the claimant. These Reconsideration Claims are reviewed again by the Disability Determination Services –DDS.

The above mentioned functions are only the basic gist of the services that these SSD lawyers provide but there are other additional services being provided by the Social Security Disability Lawyers. The claimant may inquire about the additional services from the offices of the concerned Social Security Disability Lawyer in order to avail these services.

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