Staying the Course on Your Social Security Disability Claim
Not too many initial applications for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are granted. Applicants at the second stage, reconsideration, are often unsuccessful as well. It's only at the third step of the SSDI claims process, the administrative appeal, that you get a chance to present testimony in support of your claim. At the first two stages, the decision to grant or deny your benefits claim is made on the basis of your written application and perhaps an office interview.
Toms River Social Security Disability Appeals Lawyers: Call 888-825-9980
At Purrazzella & Purrazzella, P.A., we advise New Jersey Social Security disability claimants about the best ways to present their case for benefits from the initial application to the conclusion. The consultation is free, and we only collect an attorney's fee if we successfully recover benefits for you. Contact us in Toms River to learn how our experience with the SSDI process can benefit you.
We encourage people considering an SSDI benefits application to call us as soon as possible. The claims process can take a long time, and mistakes in the early stages of a case can have continuing consequences to your disadvantage. In recent years, we have had considerable success at the reconsideration stage, or Step 2. In the past, Social Security disability administrators rejected petitions for reconsideration almost routinely, but now they are taking Step 2 more seriously as part of the effort to reduce the hearing backlog for administrative appeals.
Our lawyers can also advise you about the availability of an expedited hearing process in cases where the standard bureaucratic schedule and delays will result in a hardship to the applicant. The expedited process can save you as much as a year if your case goes through to the administrative appeal stage.
For more than 30 years, the New Jersey SSDI lawyers at Purrazzella & Purrazzella have helped Social Security disability claimants establish their right to benefits at the administrative appeals hearing stage, and many recent clients have had claims approved at the earlier reconsideration stage as well. To learn how you can benefit from our experience, contact us for a free consultation from anywhere in New Jersey.
