Can An Advocate Expedite the Application Process for Social Security Disability Benefits?

by | Nov 23, 2015 | Law

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While a talented social security disability advocate may not be able to literally “expedite” your approval process, they can absolutely help you navigate it in a way that will help you receive benefits more quickly. If you want to successfully navigate the sometimes-confusing world of social security disability benefits, you need to hire an advocate who is both knowledgeable and experienced to guide you through the labyrinth. Thankfully, the talented professionals at Fred London, P.C. provide the best social security disability advocate services in the Washington, D.C. area!

Here are just a few of the key ways the London firm can help you speed up your application/approval process:

Getting You Prepared and Approved the First Time Around

To get your benefits in a time-sensitive manner, you want to do your best to nail your initial application, as the appeals process will more than likely take up to a full year. Thankfully, a skilled advocate can help you prepare your evidence in a way that greatly boost your chances at a successful application. With their extensive experience preparing applications in the past, and dealing with SSA officials directly, they know the features your application needs to be successfully approved.

Assisting You With an “On The Record” Decision

On the record decisions, or OTRs, are the quickest route to receiving benefits if your initial application is denied. To help you reach a positive OTR decision, your social security disability advocates will assist you with the following tasks:

*   Obtain new supporting medical information, including additional statements/supporting evidence from your medical professionals.
*   Directly communicate with the Advocate Adjudicator about your case, its specifics, and more.
*   Construct a well-made briefing for the SSA that clearly states the reason you require/deserve social security disability benefits.
*   Create a proposed decision to by approved by an Administrative Law Judge, saving you a lengthy step in the normal process.

Navigating You to Success at an ALJ Hearing

When you find that you are in dire consequences while awaiting a decision about your benefits, your advocate can draft a dire need letter to request an expedited hearing. If successful, your hearing date will be moved forward. With the help of a talented advocate, you will once again have a much higher success rate than those who attempt to navigate this tricky process on their own.

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