How to Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits

The Social Security Disability Benefits Application Process

You should apply for Social Security Disability Benefits as soon as you become disabled. If you need help with your disability application, contact our Social Security disability lawyers. Legal Representation For Social Security Disability Application

You have the right to legal representation during your Social Security disability application. the Social Security Administration will work with our Social Security lawyers just as they would work with you. For more information see the Social Security's article, Your Right to Representation.

Visit our other sections if you need to to apply for Supplemental Security Income or benefits for children.

How the Application Process Works

After our lawyers file your disability application, Social Security reviews your application. Social Security will contact us if any of the required application documents are missing or if they need clarification.

Social Security requests we submit a formal application for disability benefits if the formal application has not been submitted.

Social Security then determines if you qualify as disabled under Social Security law. This office then requests your hospital, doctor, and other medical records. These records are then reviewed, and the Social Security Administration will notify us if your disability benefits application has been approved. Disability Application Documents We Need

Social Security disability benefits applications may take as long as ninety days to process, so you should apply for benefits as soon as you become disabled. Our Social Security Disability lawyers can help you get your benefits faster if you have the application documents ready. If you need help, contact our lawyers and we can help you prepare the documents and collect the medical evidence you need to prove you are disabled.

If possible, please have the following Disability Application documents ready when you contact us:

Social Security # and proof of age such as a birth certificate.

Information on the hospitals, clinics and doctors who treated you, such as names, addresses and phone numbers. You also need to have the dates you were treated.

A list of any medications you are currently taking.

Your medical records documenting your disability, such as doctos' and hospital records as well as lab results.

Information on your place of employment and a description of your duties there.

The latest W-2 form you have, or most recent tax return.

Information on your family members, such as Social Security numbers and proof of age, and dates of prior marriages.

For you Social Security Disability Application, you will need original documents or certified copies. We can help you put these documents together and submit your application to the Social Security Administration.

Even if you don't have all the required documents, our lawyers can help you gather the required application documents you will need.

Location of Social Security Offices

The Social Security website has tools to find your local Social Security Office.

If you need additional information, call the offices toll-free at 1-800-772-1213, weekdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. If you are deaf or hard-of-hearing, call the Social Security toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778, weekdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. We Can Help With Your Disability Application

Contact the Rasansky Law Firm if you need help with your Social Security Disability Application. Our disability lawyers are familiar with the application process, and can help make sure your disability application gets approved for any qualifying disability.

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