Underwood Law Office Answers More of Your Social Security Disability Questions!

Published: Dec. 10, 2022, 6:43 p.m.

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Underwood Law Office Answers More of Your Social Security Disability Questions!

1. What do I need an attorney to get Social Security disability benefits?

2. What do you look for in an ideal candidate when meeting with someone for disability
benefits?

3. How do I know if I qualify for disability benefits?

4. If I can\\u2019t work, but my spouse is still working, will that keep me from being able to apply
for disability benefits?

5. What are my chances of getting approved for disability?

6. My doctor put me off work for at least 6 months, can I get temporary disability benefitsthrough Social Security even though I plan on returning to my job?

7. How long does it take to get disability benefits?

8. What if I have been diagnosed with cancer? Do I still have to wait over a year to get a
disability benefit?

9. I\\u2019ve applied for disability benefits; I received a letter that Social Security is sending me to
one of their doctors for an exam. Do I even have to go? What should I say to that
doctor?

10. Why isn\\u2019t a letter from my doctor stating I cannot return to work because of my disability
not good enough to get a disability benefit?

11. How do I get my doctor to disable me in the medical records?

12. I\\u2019ve been denied twice, and it was appealed to an Administrative Law Judge. What does
an Administrative Law Judge do that\\u2019s different from all the other Social Security staff
that reviewed my case and denied it?

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