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A disability may keep you from doing the work that once paid your bills. Our Marion Social Security Disability lawyer can help you present your condition and work limitations to the Social Security Administration (SSA).
If SSA denies your claim, the denial notice explains its decision and provides information about your right to appeal. You may still have questions about what SSA thought was missing or whether you can provide medical information.
Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC has served over 10,000 clients in North Carolina and South Carolina. A Marion SSD appeal lawyer from our firm can review the denial, explain what comes next, and help you prepare your appeal. Contact us today to discuss your claim during a free consultation.
Our Marion Social Security Disability Attorneys Can Handle Your Claim
Social Security Disability (SSD) claims involve forms, medical information, work history, and deadlines. Our North Carolina Social Security Disability lawyers handle these parts of the case and track what SSA needs from you.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) may provide benefits when a person has a qualifying disability and enough work credits from past employment. SSA generally requires a condition that prevents substantial work and has lasted or is expected to last at least a year (12 months) or result in death.
Depending on where your claim stands, our team will:
- Review your medical conditions and work history.
- Help complete an initial disability application.
- Gather medical records and other supporting information.
- Review the reason SSA denied your claim.
- Prepare and file an appeal on your behalf.
- Get you ready for an administrative hearing.
- Represent you before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC can help you explain how your condition affects your ability to work. If SSA has already denied your claim, our attorneys handling SSD appeals in Marion, N.C., will focus on the issues raised in the denial and the next stage of review.
A Disability Claim Needs to Show Why Your Condition Keeps You From Working
Having a diagnosis does not automatically qualify someone for disability benefits. SSA looks at the medical condition and the limits it causes. Medical records may include test results, treatment notes, medications, imaging, surgeries, and reports from your doctors.
These records can document the condition, but SSA also needs information about what you are still able to do. For example, your condition can make it difficult to stand, walk, or sit for long periods. Some conditions can make it harder to concentrate, remember instructions, or maintain a regular work schedule.
We review the medical evidence and other information in your claim to see whether it reflects the work problems you experience. Our firm can also help you provide SSA with information about your limitations when preparing an initial claim. Call us today to discuss your situation during a free case evaluation.
A Denied Disability Claim May Still Have Another Step
SSA has several levels of appeal, so a denial does not always end a disability claim. The process generally begins with reconsideration. If SSA denies the claim again, you may request a hearing before an ALJ. Further review may be available through the Appeals Council and then federal district court.
Our Social Security Disability appeals attorney in Marion can read the denial notice, review the evidence already submitted, and determine what needs attention during the appeal. The reason for the denial matters.
SSA may have found that the medical evidence submitted did not establish the required level of impairment. The agency may also have decided that you could perform past work or another type of work. Our attorney can focus the appeal on the issues SSA raised rather than just sending the same information again.
Medical Records Can Show What Your Condition Means for Your Ability to Work
Treatment notes for your condition may describe pain, weakness, tiredness, changes in your symptoms, or problems you have reported to your doctor. Test results, imaging, and reports from medical providers can add more information about your condition.
Records from several appointments may also show whether your symptoms improved, stayed the same, or became worse with treatment. We will work to collect this information and determine what medical evidence may be useful for your claim.
Disability Appeals Have Deadlines
You generally have 60 days to ask SSA to review a decision you disagree with. If your claim was denied at reconsideration, you usually have 60 days after receiving that decision to request a hearing before an ALJ.
Your denial notice explains your appeal rights and when you need to act. Keep the notice so your attorney can review the decision and the dates involved. Before an ALJ hearing, SSA usually requires you to submit new evidence or tell the agency about it at least five business days before the hearing.
Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC will track these requirements and prepare the necessary information for your appeal.
Preparing for a Social Security Disability Hearing
A hearing gives you an opportunity to speak with an ALJ about your disability claim. The judge may ask about your medical condition, treatment, symptoms, past jobs, and activities. Medical experts or other witnesses may also take part.
Preparation can help you know what to expect. Your attorney can review the record with you, discuss the types of questions that may come up, and help you explain your limitations accurately.
Our team can also present evidence and arguments related to the issues in your case. The goal is to give the judge the information needed to review your disability claim.
Call for Help From Our Marion Social Security Disability Lawyer
If SSA denied your disability claim, Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC can review the decision and determine what needs attention in your appeal. Our firm has six attorneys and has recovered more than $100 million for clients across its practice areas.
One of our attorneys was voted The Best of Rutherford County from 2011 through 2023 and our firm offers our clients Integrity. Experience. Results.
Contact Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC today for a free consultation about your denied disability claim. You can learn more about how a Marion Social Security Disability lawyer from our firm handles SSD appeals.
