Social Security Disability Lawyer in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Let a Arecibo 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 Arecibo, contact your local Social Security Administration office at:


This office also serves clients in Bajadero, Hatillo, Camuy, Sabana Hoyos, Garrochales, Barceloneta, Florida, Angeles, Quebradillas, Utuado and surrounding areas.

Known as the Diamond of the North, the city of Arecibo is home to the world's largest radio telescope – located inside the Arecibo Observatory. As one of Puerto Rico's larger municipalities, Arecibo has a population of over 100,000  - among them are residents who may be eligible for disability benefits.

A disability does not have to be permanent in order to qualify for SSD/SSI benefits, but it has to be enough to have prevented you from working full-time for at least a year. Once you apply, your condition will be considered by Social Security Administration, who will determine if you can be deemed disabled. This first evaluation normally occurs at the state level. There have been instances where people have received social security disability benefits after they have returned to work. Talk with a disability advocate who may even be able to help you in receiving benefits for a previous time in which you were unable to work.

It is vital to be upfront with your doctor before filing disability benefits claim. Your doctor can let you know if he or she believes you are truly disabled. A letter from your doctor can be used as part of your SSD/SSI application to bolster your case. Be aware, that the type of doctor's letter that can help your case may be vastly different from the form letters your doctor writes on their patients' behalf. Because social security disability benefits lawyers are experienced with disability benefit law, they know which questions to ask your doctor or write the necessary letters to help a judge decide if you are truly disabled.

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