The Role of the Disability Appeals Council
There are four levels of appeals in SSI and SSDI cases, and the Appeals Council Review is the third level, after the ALJ hearing.
Writing a Successful Disability Appeal Letter
Although the SSA requires you to fill out certain specific forms when you appeal a decision, those forms include a space for you to explain why you th...
Pursuing Social Security Disability Benefits in a Culture of Denial
Recently, high denial rates in applications for Social Security disability benefits has been the topic of concern. Investigations into these deni...
Appeal Procedure for Social Security Disability
If you have been denied Social Security disability benefits you must seek an appeal of the decision or you could lose out forever. The Social Securi...
How to Expedite a Disability Appeal
You probably know that appealing a decision about your disability claim can take a very long time, from several months to well over a year. No matter ...
SSDI Appeal Process
After any disability claim decision, you have only 60 days to submit your appeal in writing. If you wait more than 60 days to request an appeal,...
Appealing Disability That Was Denied In Quality Assurance
The Social Security Administration Quality Assurance System reviews approved disability claims to evaluate whether eligibility was properly determin...
Reasons why You've been Denied SSI for Epilepsy
Epileptic seizures can occur for many reasons, including brain damage due to infection, cancer, injury, tumors, birth trauma, stroke, drug intoxicat...
Insurance Company Refusal to Pay Disability
If you’ve been disabled and can’t work, if you have a disability insurance policy through your job, that policy is supposed to take care of you....
Appealing a Denied Short Term Disability Claim Using New Evidence
You can appeal after applying for short term disability and receiving an insurance company denial. An appeal asks that the claim be reconsidered. Un...
Why Was my Social Security Disability Denied?
Social security disability is a claim made to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for benefits as a result of being unable to work due to a dis...
Denied Long Term Disability from an Insurance Company
As the American population ages, more Americans find themselves seeking both short and long term disability benefits, which has resulted in insuranc...
What to Do if Your Disability Claim is Denied
Whether you have applied for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, it is possible that the Soc...
How to Start a Social Security Disability Appeal
If your application for Social Security disability benefits has been denied, you can go through several appeals processes in order to continue seeki...
Cigna Long Term Disability Denials and Appeals
Cigna is a large insurance company that sells long term disability insurance policies primarily to trade associations, professional associations, la...
Suing an Insurance Company for a LTD Denial
If you file a claim for long term disability (LTD) benefits, and your insurance company denies your claim, you must first comply with all required a...
How Long Does the Disability Application Process Take?
This is probably the number one question that we get at the Abbott Law Office. It is also one of the most difficult to answer because, quite frank...
Moving Forward After Denial of Disability Claim
Workplace injuries, depending on its severity, can render some employees disabled. In turn, disabled employees would often face...
Reconsideration of Denied Application for Disability Benefits
You’ve completed your initial application for Social Security Disability Benefits feeling pretty confident you will be approved. After all, you ca...
Denied Disability
Disability payment is payment received from the government when you are very sick or disabled in some way and unable to work. The payments are also ...
Disability Appeals
Every decision that Social Security makes on your claim can be appealed. There are four levels of appeals, reconsideration, and hearing before an ...
