What's The Best Time To Apply For Disability Benefits Through Social Security?

It is vitally important that you apply for disability benefits as soon as possible when you become disabled. It can take a very long time to process an application for disability benefits ( usually around three to five months). To submit an application for disability benefits, you will want to complete an application for Social Security benefits. By hiring an attorney and compiling some information, it is possible to expedite the process. The information that will be needed includes:


•   Your Social Security number
•   Your birth or baptismal certificate
•   Names, addresses and phone numbers of the doctors, caseworkers, hospitals and clinics that took care of you and dates of your visits
•   Names and dosage of all the medicine you take
•   Medical records from your doctors, therapists, hospitals, clinics and caseworkers that you already have in your possession
•   Laboratory and test results
•   A summary of where you worked and the kind of work you did
•   A copy of your most recent W-2 Form (Wage and Tax Statement) or, if you are self-employed, your federal tax return for the past year.

On top of the basic application for disability benefits, there's some other forms you will need to fill out that a lawyer can help you with. One form gathers information on your medical condition and how it affects your ability to work. Other forms give doctors, hospitals and other health care professionals who've treated you permission to send out information about your medical condition. Don't delay in applying for benefits!

If you think that you may qualify, contact Kassin and Carrow today so that you can get the benefits that you deserve fast!

The Basics Of Disability Benefits

Disability is one thing people don't like to contemplate. However the probability that you'll become disabled likely are higher than you know. Research has revealed that a twenty year old worker has a twenty-five percent chance of being disabled before achieving full retirement age. This page offers fundamental information on Social Security disability benefits and is not meant to resolve all issues. For more specified information regarding your circumstances, you should talk with an expert, like those at Kassin and Carrow. The government pays disability benefits with two programs: the Social Security disability insurance program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.

Social Security offers benefits to individuals who can't work having had a medical problem that's expected to last no less than one year or result in death. Federal law demands this strict definition of disability. While many programs give money to those with partial disability or short-term disability, Social Security doesn't. Certain family members of disabled workers also can get money from Social Security.

To find out more about disability benefits and to find out if you qualify, visit our website today. You have nothing to lose and so much to gain!