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Social Security Disability: When Do You Get Paid?

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It takes a long time to get a Social Security Disability Hearing.

What happens after the hearing?

Most of the time you have to wait 30 to 60 days for the Administrative Law Judge to write his decision. Some Judges will tell you their decision at the hearing. This does not happen very often.

If you are found disabled, another part of Social Security will send you a notice and start working on paying your monthly benefits.

Typically, it takes about 30 days to start your monthly check, and a little bit longer to pay your back benefits.

The time frame can take longer if you also have a workers’ compensation case, or if SSI is involved.

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

What is A Work Comp Settlement Contract?

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In Illinois, all Workers’ Compensation settlements must be in writing and approved through an Arbitrator.

The settlement contract contains all the terms of the agreement.

This includes payment of medical bills, payment of time off work pay, and permanent partial disability (also known as the lump sum payment).

Once you settle your case all medical treatment ends. Unless there is specific language to indicate it continues. This is very rare since the Insurance Company wants to cut their losses.

Most payments are lump sum or one time payments made within 4 to 6 weeks after the settlement.

You must be very careful that the contract contains language to cover all medical bills related to your work injury, or you will be stuck paying the bills.

If you have any question about whether you will need future medical treatment, DO NOT settle your case. Better to take more time and cover potential future medical then to be on your own down the road.

Questions about your settlement or your Work Comp case? Feel free to call Illinois Workman’s Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

5 Ways to Lose Your Work Comp Settlement

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Some insights on ways to mess up your Illinois Workers’ Compensation case.

1. Do not report your accident to your supervisor. Putting things in writing makes it harder for your Employer to pretend like you did not get hurt at work.

2. Do not go to the Doctor right away. This makes it easier for your Employer to argue that you did not get seriously injured.

3. Do not give a detailed explanation of your accident to the Doctor. The Arbitrator looks closely at what you tell your medical providers right after your injury.

4. Do not tell the Doctor about all of your injuries. It will be very difficult to claim injury for neck, if you only tell the doctor about your leg problems.

5. Do not treat for your injuries on a consistent basis. Going for long periods without treatment makes it look like you are not seriously injured.

Questions about ways to increase your Workmans Comp Settlement? Feel free to call Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

5 Ways to Lose Your Social Security Disability Case

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I have been around long enough to see a number of ways people’s Social Security cases blow up.

1. Exaggerate your symptoms. The Social Security Judges spend their day listening to people testify about their conditions and limitations. They can tell when someone is going overboard.

2. Minimize your problems. Believe it or not sometimes people do not go into enough detail about their pain and limitations. See above. You have to hit the right balance when you testify.

3. Do not go to a doctor. Do not waste your time filing for Social Security Disability if you are not going to get treatment. It is not always easy, but you absolutely have to get to the doctor.

4. Give up when you get denied. Most of the people who file for Social Security Disability get turned down several times. You have to keep appealing.

5. Ignore the rules. You have to understand what the ALJ is looking for when he is asking you questions, and when he questions the vocational expert.

Questions about how to win your Social Security Disability case? Feel free to call Illinois Social Security Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.