Social Security Disability Aid

While this process sounds pretty straight forward, it is anything but. That is why people hire attorneys or claim representatives. A claim representative is someone who knows how to assemble a disability claims package to conform to all of the nuances in the Social Security disability process.

For example, when Social Security evaluates your ability to do the physical and mental activities you were required to do in your past work, they do not consider whether you could get a job doing this work. Only an attorney specializing in this field or a claim representative would know this kind of information.

Social Security rules dictate whether you will be granted disability. No matter what anybody says or thinks, if what you hear or read doesn't conform to the rules Social Security goes by, you will not be granted your disability status.

Their rules specifically state you are not disabled unless your illnesses, injuries or conditions prevent you from doing your past work or adjusting to other work. Other work doesn't mean just work available in your local area. It means work available in the entire national economy.

The national economy is a pretty big place as it encompasses all parts of the country. If something is available 2000 miles away, it is considered work you can do. This is another reason working with an attorney specializing in this field or a claims representative is very important.

Social Security relies on its information on the national economy from government publications, national newspapers and magazines and other national media. They formulate their decision based on criteria from these sources.

You should also know Social Security considers your education and training as being important in their decision making process. They weigh both in the evaluation process as well as factor in your age and work experience to see if you can do other kinds of work.