Social Security Disability

Doctors and Social Security Disability

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You do not necessarily need your doctor to write a letter for you in order to win your Social Security Disability case.

Many doctors will not write a letter of support because they think they are too busy or they do not understand the process, or they do not want to get involved.

The best way the doctor can help is through documenting your symptoms, problems, and daily struggles with your illness, injury or condition.

Ask the doctor to make sure he dictates your complaints when you make your doctor visits.

“Doc, I get these terrible migraines once a week. It makes me sick to my stomach. I take my medicine, and have to lay down in the dark for 4 to 5 hours then I cannot get back to normal till the next day. I take my medications like you prescribe and it still hits me once a week.”

Whatever your condition, just make sure your doctor or nurse practitioner dictates or somehow documents your problems and limitations.

This will strengthen your case greatly.

Questions about your Social Security Disability case? Feel free to contact Illinois Social Security Disability Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

No cost or charge to talk or take your case, unless we help you win.

What if You Lose Your Social Security Disability Case?

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Social Security Disability cases take a long time to get to hearing so if you lose it is very disappointing.

However, there is still hope.

You have the option to appeal the case to the Appeals Council. The Council acts as an appellate court to review the Administrative Law Judge’s decision.

Beyond the Appeals Council you can appeal to Federal Court. Not many cases go this far because it is difficult to win at the Federal level, but depending on the facts of your case it may be possible.

The other option is to reapply.

The surprising thing is that once you reapply it seems as if a new set of eyes at Social Security looks at the case and there are a number of cases that are approved.

The bottom line is that you should not give up.

Keep trying because you never know what will happen.

The only other option is to try to return to work and see what you can do.

I have had clients who have returned to work and worked as long as they could and then reapplied.

The advantage to this approach is that it builds up your benefit payments, and once you can no longer work it shows a good faith attempt to Social Security.

Questions about your disability case? Feel free to contact Illinois Social Security Disability Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

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The Social Security website is not easy to use for applying for or appealing disability benefit decisions. Make sure that you have an experienced Social Security lawyer help you.

 

Vocational Consultants and Your Disability Case

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At almost every Social Security Disability hearing there is a vocational consultant present.

The vocational consultant is often very important in deciding whether or not you will receive disability benefits.

The Judge will usually ask you questions about your past work, your problems and limitations.

If you have an attorney, then the attorney will ask you questions.

After all questioning is completed, the Judge will ask the vocational consultant questions.

The Judge will ask the vocational consultant what are called hypothetical questions.

It will go something like this: assuming that a person can stand and walk 6 out of 8 hours of the day, sit 6 hours out of 8 hours of the day, lift 20 pounds occasionally, 10 pounds frequently, handle and finger frequently, with occasional stooping and kneeling, no stairs or climbing, with only simple work processes. Can the person perform past relevant work? Are there any other jobs the person can perform?

If the Vocational Consultant lists jobs in response, then you must be able to ask the consultant questions to eliminate those jobs or you will lose your case.

The reason is that if the Judge finds you can do any of your past work performed in the last 15 years, then Social Security rules provide that you are not disabled. If you are under 50 years of age and you can do any type of work, then you are not disabled. If you are over 50 years of age it gets more complicated.

The bottom line is that you must know the proper questions to ask the vocational consultant or you will lose.

It is important to have an experienced Social Security Disability lawyer on your side to help you ask these questions.

It does not cost you any money to have a lawyer on your side until you win your case and get paid money from Social Security.

It is certainly worth it to win your case and get Social Security Disability benefits paid to you for the rest of your life.

Feel free to contact Illinois Social Security Disability lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

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This cases shows that you have more than one type of case from the same injury. If you are an employee of the company where you were injured you may file a Workers’ Compensation claim. If another party causes the injury while you are on the job you may a personal injury claim.