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Social Security Disability and Your Judge

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The Administrative Law Judge is key to your Social Security Disability case.

For the most part, the Judge controls your fate. You may appeal if denied, however, your chances of winning on appeal are very low.

Whether the Judge is nice or not does not matter.

She is looking for certain things to help her decide your case.

Such as what does your doctor say about your symptoms, restrictions, and limitations.

What kind of work you did in the past 15 years.

What is your age?

What is your education?

What you do each day?

The Administrative Law Judge must decide what type of work you can perform.

The other thing is that you are stuck with the Judge you are assigned. There is no Judge shopping.

The best thing you can do is be ready for the type of questions the Judge will ask.

Questions about what the Social Security Judge will ask you at your hearing? Feel free to call Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

New Illinois Work Comp Law and Settlements

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The new Illinois Workers Compensation Law will dramatically change the way you will need to prepare for your settlement talks.

For injuries after September 1, 2011 the arbitrator will determine value of your injury based on AMA guidelines, what is in your medical records, and your limitations in light of work experience and age.

To put your self in the most favorable light you will need to explain in detail to your doctor what bothers you regarding your injury and how it limits your daily and work activities.

You should explain this to your doctor at each visit.

Most definitely, you should do this at the final visit.

Otherwise, you may end up with a short note in the records that provides “return to work without restrictions”.

This may seriously decrease the value of your case.

A detailed description of your problems in the final note will give you valuable information to argue for increased payment for permanent partial disability.

Questions about your Workmans Compensation claim, or what you need cover with your doctor? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

What About Past Work Comp Settlements?

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What happens if you have had a past Illinois workers’ compensation settlement, and you have been injured again?

The Illinois law provides for the current employer to receive a credit for past work comp settlements in certain situations.

If a specific body part is involved, then the current employer will receive a credit.

For example, there are credits for the arms and legs.

If you received a 20 percent of the arm settlement in 2003, then the employer receives a 20 percent credit against the new arm injury.

You must prove there is permanent partial disability above and beyond the original 20 percent.

This can be tricky, and the Work Comp insurance company will want to argue there is no additional disability.

You must show the status of the arm before the new injury, and the nature and extent of the new arm injury.

Keep in mind, there are no credits for back, neck or man as a whole settlements.

Questions about your Illinois Work Comp injury, and settlement? Feel free to contact Illinois Workmans Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

What is Social Security Disability?

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Social Security Disability or Title II is an insurance program.

You pay into the program from your paychecks each pay period.

Just like Social Security Retirement.

So if you become sick or injured and can no longer work you may be able to get paid a monthly benefit.

It is not a welfare program.

The welfare program is SSI.

Do not let anyone tell you that people are ripping off the government when they are on Social Security Disability.

Because it is your money that you have paid in over your work career.

The amount people receive for Social Security Disability varies because the amount you pay is different over your lifetime.

However, you must still prove you are disabled to be eligible to get your monthly payments.

Questions about whether you can get Social Security Disability? Feel free to call Illinois Social Security Disability Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.