Social Security Disability Lawyer in Petersburg, West Virginia

Let a Petersburg Disability Attorney Help you File for Disability Benefits

Each year, a large number of American workers from all across the country are forced to stop working full-time jobs because of an injury or serious illness. Social security disability benefits are a necessary means for coping with the rising cost of medical expenses as well as everyday household bills. If you have paid your taxes into the social security disability fund and are determined to be disabled by the Social Security Administration, you are eligible to receive payments from that fund to help cover your income gap.

To find out if you are qualified to receive SSD or SSI (supplemental security income) benefits, you must file an application – either in person at a local Social Security Administration, by phone at the national toll-free hotline or online at the SSA's website. You can also talk to a social security disability attorney who can assist you with everything you need to put together a strong disability claims application. Only 25-30 percent of SSD/SSI applications are accepted initially. That number increases to almost 65 percent during the appeals process. But both of those figures are significantly improved with the help of an experienced disability advocate.

To apply for Social Security disability benefits in Petersburg, contact your local Social Security Administration office at:


This office also serves clients in Fisher, Maysville, Cabins, Moorefield, Lahmansville, Milam, Old Fields, Mathias and surrounding areas.

The city of Petersburg was founded in 1745 by Jacob Peterson, owner of the area's first merchandising store. After being incorporated in 1910, it has gone on to become the county seat of Grant County in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Despite being a county with slightly more than 12,000 residents, more than 2,000 of them are listed as having disabilities. Chances are many in that number could be eligible for social security disability benefits.

There is a difference between social security disability (SSD) and supplemental security income (SSI). SSD benefits are available to anyone who has worked and paid into the social security fund. Generally those payments are made in the form of FICA taxes that are taken out of your regular paycheck. Some people have not worked enough or paid enough taxes into the system to receive SSD funds. Supplemental security income money is available to help them recover their lost income. If you are filing for SSI funds, the Social Security Administration is legally required to accept an SSD application at the same time, increasing your chances of being granted benefits.

Moreover, if you are awarded benefits, you will receive medical insurance in addition. Depending on what type of disability benefits you are granted, you will be able to receive either Medicare or Medicaid. Those insurance benefits will be able to pay for any past medical expenses that you have incurred. There are some regulations and restrictions that come along with both Medicare and Medicaid. Be sure to talk with your disability lawyer to know what those limitations may be.

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