A Wilkes-Barre Lawyer Can Help You Receive Disability Benefits

Once you file a disability claim, it undergoes what is known as a “sequential evaluation”. At any stage your disability claim could be denied, and many initial claims do not meet the required criteria and are denied. At this point, you can appeal the decision and your claim for disability benefits is then escalated to the reconsideration level. Again, most claims at this stage are likewise denied. The good news is, once you reach this point a hearing is scheduled before an Administrative Law Judge, where the chances for a solid disability claim is usually approved.
The SSA Offices for Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania are located: 


Or call the Social Security Administration’s national toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213.
The first step in the sequential evaluation of your disability claim is first Social Security looks at your income level. If you are making more than the SGA amount as determined by Social Security, which is adjusted annually, your disability claim will be denied. Next, your Disability Examiner will look at the medical information and determine if your impairment is severe. If it is not severe, your claim will be denied. If your impairment is found to be severe, it advances to the next step.
At this point, the Disability Examiner compares your ailment to the listing of disabilities in the Social Security manual. If there is a match, your disability claim advances to the next step, in which a physician employed by the SSA fills out a Residual Functional Capacity form detailing how your impairment impacts your ability to work. This form is then sent back to the Disability Examiner with a recommendation of whether or not you are capable of performing past work or other jobs. It is a confusing process, and it is important to fill out all paperwork required with as much detail as possible.
Wilkes-Barre Disability Benefits
For residents of Wilkes-Barre, a winning disability claim can make the difference in their financial issues. Since the process of winning a disability claim is long and frustrating, the services of a disability attorney should be retained, especially at the hearing appeal level. An expert disability lawyer can help shave weeks or even months off the process because of their experience in the claims process and how the Social Security views disabling conditions.
The best thing you can do for your social security disability claim is to provide detailed, honest, and current medical information to the Social Security Administration. Your disability attorney can help you gather these records and include a detailed form for your treating physician to complete which can assist you in winning disability benefits. No fees are required up front, and the amount a disability lawyer can charge is deducted from any back pay and capped by the SSA.
Free or Reduced Cost Medical Care

Wilkes-Barre residents are fortunate in that free or reduced cost medical care is available from the following facilities:


Other Wilkes-Barre Services and Disability Benefits
Other services are also available to Wilkes-Barre residents coping with illnesses and disabling conditions:


We can connect you with social security lawyers who represent clients in Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Luzerne, Bear Creek, Plymouth, Wyoming, Shavertown, Pittston, Duryea, Scranton Falls, Moosic and surrounding areas