A Lafayette Attorney Can Help You Win SSDI Disability Benefits

If you are considering applying for social security disability benefits, you should also be considering retaining a disability attorney to assist you in this complicated and confusing process. Like many other government bureaucracies, there is plenty of red tape and hoops to jump through. If you have lost your job due to a serious medical condition or illness, the last thing you want to do is wade through red tape and do any jumping, figurative or not.

The SSA Offices for Lafayette, Indiana are located:

Or call the Social Security Administration's national toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213.

Chances are if you are in the position of being unable to earn a living because of physical or mental impairments, are expected to be out of work for a minimum of 12 months, and are under 65 years of age, you may be eligible for social security disability benefits. However, your whole case will hinge on one thing, and that’s the medical evidence as it applies to your ability to perform your job. The Social Security Administration is not as concerned with the actual medical condition as it is your ability to sustain “substantial gainful activity” (SGA).

What many people do not know is you can work and collect disability benefits as long as your earnings do not exceed a certain threshold as set annually by the Social Security Administration. The current monthly amount is $1000. If you earn more than this nine months of the year (and note they don’t have to be consecutive months) your disability benefits could be suspended. Your disability attorney can advise you on your best course of action in your situation should you be receiving benefits and working part or full time.

Lafayette Disability Benefits

This is just one of the many different scenarios you could be facing when applying for disability benefits, and why the services of a disability lawyer are so important. Additionally, disability attorneys are familiar with the processes of the Social Security Administration, and know what information is required and what can get a claim denied right away. The regular person would have a hard time negotiating this on their own.

From the initial applications, which can be very complex and confusing, to  a hearing in front of an Administrative Law Judge, a disability attorney can supply much needed insight and support, as well as a wealth of knowledge working in your favor to get the financial relief of disability benefits to which you are entitled.

Free or Reduced Cost Medical Care

Because medical care forms the back bone of your case and ongoing care is so important, these local Lafayette facilities offer services to the financially strapped:

Tippecanoe Community Health Clinic


American Health Network Family Practice Center

Other Lafayette Services and Disability Benefits

Other services are also available to Lafayette residents:

Community & Family Resource

American Cancer Society - (Map It)

Division of Family Resources - (Map It)

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