When a person’s disability keeps them from working, they have to rely on their savings for the first 12 months. If they and their doctor believe that their disability will last longer than that, then they should apply for Social Security disability benefits. Even though they may have worked for decades and paid into this system, there is a good chance that their initial application will be denied. Only 35 percent of applicants have their initial claim approved. Getting help from a Social Security Disability Lawyer in Missouri improves the chances that they will have their first application approved.
Because it takes about 120 days for the Social Security staff to review an initial claim, disabled people should file their first claim after they have been out of work for about nine months. They will have to state the cause of their disability and then describe in detail how it prevents them from working. Most applicants don’t realize that the Social Security Administration has already compiled a list of disabilities and the associated symptoms that prevent people from working. It’s known as the Listing of Impairments. Because it has a blue cover, it is often referred to as the Blue Book. A person who has one of the impairments listed in the Blue Book and the appropriate symptoms has a good chance of being approved for disability benefits.
However, the listing has not been updated in many years. It does not contain newer and common diseases such as Fibromyalgia or Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In that case, the Social Security Disability Lawyer in Missouri will have to list the symptoms that prevent his client from working. He will then have to find a disease in the Blue Book that has the same symptoms that match his client’s condition. This is called finding an Equivalent Disability. If there is no similar disability, the lawyer will have to work with the applicant’s doctor or occupational therapist to demonstrate that they are unable to work.
Grundy Disability Group LLC is one of the legal firms that help Missouri residents successfully apply for disability benefits. People can learn more here about their services.
