Social Security Disability
Americans with a condition, disease or other disability which prevents them from obtaining employment can apply for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. SSD provides beneficiaries who are completely disabled with a monthly cash income. For most cases, the disability must prevent the beneficiary from working for at least 12 months or eventually result in death. Several levels of appeal may have to be pursued before the application of benefits is complete. Even if you are denied during any course of the appeal, you are not automatically disqualified from receiving benefits.
What are my attorney fees?
Fees are based on a percentage of the amount recovered after the conclusion of the case and is capped by a maximum fee amount established by the Social Security Administration. All attorney fee requests must also be approved by the Social Security Administration.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury, illness or death that prevents you from working, call VanDerGinst Law at 1-866-843-7367 or click here for a FREE online case evaluation. The initial consultation is free of charge. If we agree to handle your injury case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if, and when, there is a money recovery for you. In many cases a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. So please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.
Links on the Web
 NYT > Social Security (US) - Search for 'National Disability Claim Insurance'News about United States Social Security, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. |
| Friday 09th of May 2008 11:57:08 AM Marking Time, Making Do New York is a hectic town, but for some people the work is just to wait. Patrick Garbiras, homeless, ailing and hoping for word soon on a disability claim, is one of them. Click here to read this Social Security Disability news article. |
| Friday 09th of May 2008 11:57:08 AM The Unemployment Myth There are more Americans without jobs than we realize. Click here to read this Social Security Disability news article. |
| Friday 09th of May 2008 11:57:08 AM A Disability Law Catch-22 The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether a Philadelphia elevator operator displaced by automation can get her disability. Click here to read this Social Security Disability news article. |
| Friday 09th of May 2008 11:57:08 AM Social Security's Stable Benefit Proposals to privatize Social Security do not deal with the particular needs of the African-American community Click here to read this Social Security Disability news article. |
| Friday 09th of May 2008 11:57:08 AM Benefits Are Refused More Often To Disabled Blacks, Study Finds For 30 years, blacks with serious ailments have been much more likely than whites to be rejected for benefits under Social Security disability programs, a Congressional investigative agency has found. From the initial claim through the appeals process, blacks have had a more difficult time obtaining benefits from the two largest Federal programs for people with severe disabilities, which together now provide $43.2 billion in disability checks annually to millions of workers and their families, ... Click here to read this Social Security Disability news article. |
| Friday 09th of May 2008 11:57:08 AM U.S. DRAFTS RULES LIMITING APPEALS ON SOCIAL SECURITY LEAD: Social Security officials have drafted new rules that would sharply restrict the rights of elderly and disabled people to appeal Government decisions denying Social Security, Medicare and welfare benefits. Click here to read this Social Security Disability news article. |
