Information That You Need To Apply For Disability

We advise that you have the following information close at hand. It'll make finishing the application forms a lot easier for your attorney.

Information About You 

•   Your date and place of birth as well as your Social Security number
•   The name, Social Security number and date of birth or age of your present husband or wife and any previous spouse. It's also wise to know the dates and places of marriage and dates of divorce or death (if applicable)
•   Names and dates of birth of your minor kids
•   Your lender or other financial institution's Routing Transit Number and also the account number, if you would like the benefits to be electronically deposited

Information Regarding Your Medical Condition

•   Name, phone number and address of somebody you'd like to have contacted that knows of your health conditions and that can assist with your application process
•   Comprehensive information regarding your medical ailments, injuries or conditions:
   Names, addresses, phone numbers, patient identification numbers and dates of treatment for every doctor, hospital, and clinic;
   Names of medications you're taking and who administered them; and
   Names and dates of medical tests you've had and who sent you for them.

Information Regarding Your Livelihood

•   The money earned this past year and this present year
•   The address and name of your employer(s) for this year and last year
•   A copy of your Social Security Statement
•   The starting and closing dates of any active U.S. military service that you had prior to 1968
•   A summary of the jobs (as much as five) that you had in the fifteen years prior to becoming unable to work and the dates you worked at those jobs

•   Information about workers' compensation, black lung, and similar benefits you filed, or plan to apply for. These benefits can:
   Be short-term or long-term in nature;
   Include annuities and lump sum transfers that you got in the past;
   Be paid from your employer or your employer's insurance company, private agencies, or Federal, State or any other government or public agencies; and
   Be known as:
1.   Workers' Compensation;
2.   Black Lung Benefits;
3.   Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation;
4.   Civil Service (Disability) Retirement;
5.   Federal Employees' Retirement;
6.   Federal Employees' Compensation;
7.   State or local government disability insurance benefits; or
8.   Disability benefits from the armed forces (Including military retirement pensions based on disability but not Veterans' Administration (VA) benefits.)

Applying for disability can be a tough task to take on. Call the offices of Kassin And Carrow today at 636-936-8300 or visit their website at www.kassincarrow.com. They will work hard to ensure that you get the disability benefits that you deserve.