Social Security Disability Lawyer in Wheeling, West Virginia

Let a Wheeling Disability Attorney Help you File for Disability Benefits

Life with a disability can be frustrating. If your injury or illness forces you to miss significant time from work, it can impact your wages and hamper your ability to pay medical expenses or your other household bills. Social security disability benefits may be the only thing that can help you manage all of those expenses. If you have worked and paid taxes into the social security fund (normally it is deducted from your paycheck as FICA), then you are entitled to disability benefits if you are unable to work for twelve months or more because of an injury or serious illness.
Starting the process of applying for your SSD or SSI (supplemental security income) can be done in a number of ways. Stopping by a local Social Security Administration office, calling the national toll-free hotline or visiting the SSA's website are all ways to take the first step toward trying to get disability benefits. Yet a fourth way to begin the claims procedure is to talk with a social security disability lawyer. A trained disability advocate can guide you through the steps of filing a claim for SSD or SSI benefits and can help avoid many of the pitfalls that can derail a successful application.

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


This office also serves clients in Triadelphia, Benwood, McMechen, Valley Grove, Weirton, Glen Dale, West Liberty, Windsor Heights, Dallas, Moundsville and surrounding areas.
The city of Wheeling played an important part in the formation of West Virginia as a state. It was the home of the Wheeling Convention when the western counties of Virginia decided to secede from the rest of the state. Wheeling then became the state's first capital. Because of its location in the northern part of the state, it is part of the Pittsburgh tri-state area and heavily influenced by Pittsburgh media. It is the seat of Ohio County, which is home to more than 8,700 people with disabilities . If you are in that group, you could be qualified for SSD or SSI benefits.
One of the best way to help your SSD/SSI benefits claim is to make sure that you have a solid relationship with your doctor. His or her opinion can help sway the final decision over your disability benefits claim. Be certain to let them know what kind of work you do and learn whether or not your disability would prevent you from being able to do it on a full-time basis. For instance, a construction worker with a knee injury may not be able to stand for long periods of time thus would have a difficult time doing his job.

If you are not permanently disabled, there is always a chance that you could lose your SSD/SSI benefits if it is determined that you are able to go back to work. Be aware that the Social Security Administration may occasionally request your medical records to see if you are still disabled. If believe that you have lost your SSD/SSI benefits unfairly, you can appeal the decision. Your disability benefits attorney can inform you of what options you have and aid in streamlining your SSD/SSI appeal.

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