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Social Security Disability (SSDI) Application Process

In order to receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you must apply and have the application approved by the Social Security Administration (SSA). There are four opportunities to win that approval…

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Social Security Administration Faces Disability Backlog Challenges

The Social Security Administration is under a lot of scrutiny these days – from how to keep the federal program strong for next generations – to how it is managing the disability claims backlog with less budget money…

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How to Win a Social Security Disability Case –That’s the Challenge

I am an attorney at Freedom Disability. I know from my experience that every case I work on has a different set of unique circumstances influencing its outcome. Here are a few examples…

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If the Judge Denies Your Disability Case, You Have a Third Chance to Appeal

What if the judge at your hearing rules against you? You can request that Social Security’s Appeals Council review the judge’s actions…

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Why was I Denied Disability Benefits?

Thousands of people with disabilites are waiting months to get through an appeal of their denied disability case. If you are one of them, or are in disbelief that you were denied in the first place, you may think that…

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The Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals Process

If you have been denied your disability claim, you must appeal within 60 days. You have four appeal opportunities in the following order…

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Newest Stats Show How States are Doing with Social Security Disability Backlogs

The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides the public with reports that ranks hearing office backlogs. Here’s a snapshot preview…

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Lesson Learned – We Must Clearly Communicate with Our Claimants at All Times

We strive to be responsive to the needs of our customers. But, sometimes, things fall through the cracks, as it did for one of our claimants…

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What Will Happen at My Social Security Disability Hearing?

Your hearing is your most important opportunity for getting approved for disability benefits. By the time you walk into the hearing room, your Advocate will have helped you feel well-prepared to meet the judge…

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My Husband’s Disability is Why I am a Freedom Disability Advocate Now

It took two and half years for my husband to get approved for disability benefits. This difficult experience got me thinking that there had to be a better way to help people get through the process…

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NADR Helps Train Social Security Disability Advocates

As an accredited non-attorney disability advocate since 2007, I’m required to earn continuing education credits to maintain my professional status. I earn some of those credits at NADR…

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I Chose to be a Social Security Disability Advocate Instead of an Attorney

If someone were to ask me what the advantage is of working with an accredited non-attorney versus a lawyer, I would say that disability advocacy is a specialty. I’m totally focused on what I do…

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Our Disability Advocates Get It Done

When a disability claim reaches the hearing level of the Appeals process, the claimant has already experienced two denials and a long waiting period to get scheduled for a hearing…

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My First Hearing Bench Decision

I work on disability cases that have reached the hearing level of the appeals process. The first time I received a bench decision was at the Detroit hearing office for…

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