A Denial Of SSD Benefits Is Not The Final Say
Were you disappointed when your Social Security Disability claim was rejected? Don’t fold up and quit. Most claims for SSD benefits are denied the first time around. It’s a shame because you’ve earned those benefits through years of hard work.
You don’t need to hire a lawyer to apply for disability benefits. But a lawyer can help you take the next step if your SSD claim was denied.
Get Help If Your Claim Is Denied
Susan M. O’Malley is a Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law in the state of North Carolina. She is here to help you avoid denial and discouragement. Ms. O’Malley knows the system because she has been working (successfully) in it for many years.
Many claims for benefits are turned down for some minor shortcomings or omissions in their records. There may not be any reason at all for your denial. She will get to the bottom of your situation and help you get the benefits you deserve.
Steps We Take For You After A Denied Claim
These are the steps Ms. O’Malley takes to improve your chances of success getting SSD benefits.
- Pulling your medical records together. Clinics and providers respond much more quickly with records when an attorney asks for them. Ms. O’Malley reviews these records to ensure that they are complete and up to date.
- Obtaining opinions from providers. Medical records by themselves are skeletal. By obtaining written opinions from your doctors, our attorney can present a logical framework to support what the medical records show.
- Helping you to be prepared for the hearing. You don’t want to undermine your own case by being nervous or forgetting what you are there for. We explain how the hearing will go, and how to do your very best before the ALJ.
- Questioning the vocational expert. The SSA will hire a vocational expert to evaluate your ability to work. This expert’s goal is to justify denying your claim. Susan M. O’Malley will cross-examine the expert to poke holes in his or her testimony. This is something you could never do without a skilled attorney!
Finally, our lawyer knows how these hearings work. She knows the law. She knows the individuals involved and in turn, she is known and respected by them. That is a powerful advantage to have to go into such an important hearing.
Our Goal Is To Help
Recovering after your benefits are denied is an important part of the SSD and SSI process. We invite you to speak with our disability attorney. From our offices in Raleigh and Tarboro, we assist clients throughout Eastern North Carolina.
Call us at 252-214-6360, 919-701-0401 or toll-free 844-234-8630, and let’s get your application back on track.