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Applying for Social Security Disability benefits

To be approved for Social Security benefits you must meet the Social Security Administration's definition of disabled. This means that you must be unable to do any substantial work because of your medical condition(s) and your medical condition(s) must have lasted, or be expected to last, at least one year, or be expected to result in your death. Social Security Disability benefits are not available until you have been disabled for six months. The application process can take some time, in most cases you will not get your initial decision for four or five months after your application is filed. If your claim is denied, the appeals process can range in time from months to years. An experienced Social Security Disability lawyer can help speed up the process and increase your changes of being approved.

Information You Will Need for Your Application

1. Citizenship - An authorized copy of your birth certificate. You can get this from you town hall in the records department. Make sure you get a "certified" or "authorized" copy and not just a photocopy. An authorized copy will most likely be on special colored paper with embossing or a raised seal. If you were born in another country you will also need to bring with you proof of your citizenship or legal residency like a green card.

2. Medical Information - You will need to have the names and contact information of all of the doctors that you have seen because of your disability including: name, address, and phone number of doctors and clinics you have visited; patient ID number(s); dates of visits; list of medications that you are currently taken or have taken; and any medical records that you have in your possession. You will also need to fill out and sign medical information release forms so that the Social Security Administration will be able to access your medical history.

3. Military Service - If you served in the military you will need to bring with you the original or certified copy of your Form DD 214 (military discharge papers) for all of the periods of time that you were on active duty. Again photocopies are not acceptable.

4. Workers’ Compensation Information – Bring copies of all of the workers’ compensation paperwork that you filed when you first got injured including: date of injury, claim number, and proof of payment amounts.

5. Income Verification - You will also need to bring in proof of your income such as your W-2’s, 1040s, 1099s, Schedules C and SE from the previous year or two years.

6. Social Security Information – Have ready the Social Security numbers of you, your spouse, and your children (if applicable). This can be simply a list of names and numbers, but you may also want to have a photocopy of everyone’s Social Security cards available as well, especially your own Social Security card. If you have lost these cards you can fill out a form to request a new one. The form is available both at the Social Security office and online.

7. Financial Information – The Social Security Administration will also need to know about all of your financial accounts like checking accounts, savings accounts, retirement accounts, stocks and bonds, real estate etc. Have a list of account types, locations, and amounts available as well as the monthly statements from these accounts from at least the last three months prior to your application.

8. Work History – You will also need to list your work history for the last fifteen years with as much detail as you can remember. You will, at the very least, need to list the types of jobs that you did and the dates that you did them before becoming disabled. This will help determine the impact your disability really has had on your ability to do work.

9. Alternative Contact Information – Have a list of one or two people that the Social Security Administration can contact in case they are unable to reach you for some reason.

File Your Application as soon as possible

It is important to file your SSD or SSI claim as it is determined that your disability will affect your ability to wor during the next 12 months. Please keep in mind that Social Security Disability benefits are not for short term injuries or illnesses. If you are not able to work for a short period of time you are not entitled to benefits under this program.

Contact Mark & Associates P.C. today for a free, no obligation Social Security Disability claim evaluation. You can complete the evaluation form on the left side of this page or call 1-866-662-9594.