A disability advocate is someone who is trained specifically to help get qualified social security disability claims approved.
Social security disability advocates fees.
For example a cost of living adjustment is made every december that increases your benefit and if you don t have health insurance coverage as a social security beneficiary you ll be eligible for medicare after 2 years which covers hospitalizations doctor visits and may cover your prescriptions.
Given the vast differences in training it is perhaps surprising that disability advocates and attorneys virtually always charge the same fees.
The act temporarily allowed social security to pay nonattorney advocates who helped claimants by directly withholding a portion of the claimant s backpay owed by social security.
There are financial and other benefits to applying for social security disability.
Claimant s right to representation.
Social security law regulations and rules.
It is all we do and we have been helping claimants since 1993.
In the vast majority of cases representatives whether they are attorneys or like citizens disability specialized advocates will receive 25 of any back due benefits you may be entitled to up to 6 000.
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Most disability attorneys will be paid a fee only if they win the case this is called a contingency fee in most cases the fee is limited to 25 of the past due benefits you are awarded up to a maximum of 6 000.
Southeast disability advocates only handles social security disability benefits claims and appeals.
When you hire the advocates to represent your disability claim you will work with our expert social security disability ssd and social security disability income ssdi attorney brad johnson.
Disability lawyers don t charge up front fees or require a retainer to work on a social security disability case.
Processing center telephone contacts disability cases for claimants under 54.
For years now brad has helped thousands of disabled clients from over 30 states successfully navigate the confusing ssd process.
We know what information the social security administration needs to make an informed decision on your case.
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In 2004 congress passed the social security protection act of 2004 partially to address the huge backlogs of disability claimants applicants.
Representative fees in disability claims are determined by the social security act.