my brother got turn down on disability and he did an appeal how long does it take to find anything out. and also he didn't get an lawyer. been about a month now he got turn down on his first try.
2007-05-11 15:34:35 · 6 answers · asked by Skitter 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
Are you talking State or Federal Disability, big difference.
State is relatively easy to get but only lasts for a year. Federal is extremely difficult to get and it's generally their policy to deny you even if you had terminal cancer. It's their game. If it's Federal he's trying to get, it could take years. If he gets a lawyer and wins his case, Social Security has to pay for his lawyer fees and they can't charge more than $4G, I think. He needs to have good evidence to prove his disabilities. If you want to email me, I can tell you more if you can provide more info.
Why a thumbs down? I know what I'm talking about, I had to play the game for a year and a half and had to do numerous things to get it. The info about the terminal cancer thing was told to me by the cancer institute where I live, a bunch of volunteers who specifically help people get SSDI and tour the country giving seminars, and they helped me get it.
2007-05-11 15:40:03 · answer #1 · answered by LetMeBe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He'll probably be turned down 2 or 3 times. This is routine for the SSA. Tell him to call Legal Aid right away--he's going to need them. A private lawyer will charge him an obscene amount to do the same thing Legal Aid will do.
If you or your brother can afford $4000 - $8000 to pay a private lawyer to help you, that's fine. The only thing he can do for you the Legal Aid can't is help your bro get benefits if he isn't qualified, which I doubt is the case. Legal Aid will help with the paperwork, arrange a doctor's appointment to verify the disability, and go to court with you. Exactly what the private guy will do. Only it's free. And it usually takes about a year, start to finish.
I've been through this twice and it went very smoothly both times.
2007-05-11 15:40:46 · answer #2 · answered by Alice K 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cigna turned down my long term disability. I need to appeal and i need suggestions on how to start the letter. I have a letter to Worker Compensation from my Neurology how they is not given me the treatment an shots injection also the tools that can help me get better. i been out work One Year an 5 month,not received any thing from short term disability.So when they told me through my insurance that i could be approve for long term Mr. Phillips Lopez told me that he was trying to get all my Doctors to send him a letter or somethings that could prove why i was out work . I have paperwork from my Neurology an Work Comp. Doctor that show i'm not able to go back to work..
2016-04-01 07:31:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him to get a lawyer. It sometimes takes a year to get disability approved even with a lawyer. I can't imagine trying without one.
2007-05-11 15:38:55 · answer #4 · answered by Beckers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About 2 months until his second denial. Then he files for a court hearing. It took exactly one year to the month from the time I applied for a hearing until I was standing in front of the judge. I got a lawyer after my second denial.
GET A LAWYER NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Social Security wants you to give up and go away quietly.
2007-05-11 15:38:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It will take a while to get a second response... If that is turned down as well, then you should consider getting a disability attorney... went through it myself, never got it... ever... better luck to your brother... :-)
2007-05-11 15:38:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋