Free Disability Evaluation: Claims and Appeals

Author: Ian C. Langtree - View Credentials
Published: 7 Nov 2014 - Updated: 23 Jan 2024
Publication Type: Informative

Table of Contents:
Synopsis - Overview - Related Content

Synopsis

Provides a number of resources for a free online short or long-term disability claim evaluation or appeal.

Overview

U.S. Social Security Disability Evaluation

Disability Evaluation Under Social Security has been specially prepared to provide physicians and other health professionals with an understanding of the disability programs administered by the Social Security Administration. Most Social Security disability claims are initially processed through a network of local Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices and State agencies (usually called Disability Determination Services or DDSs). Subsequent appeals of unfavorable determinations may be decided in a DDS or by an administrative law judge in SSA's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review.

Social Security representatives in the field offices usually obtain applications for disability benefits in person, by telephone, by mail, or by filing online. The application and related forms ask for a description of the claimant's impairment(s), treatment sources, and other information that relates to the alleged disability. (The "claimant" is the person who is requesting disability benefits.)

Compassionate Allowances

Compassionate Allowance Benefits fast-track applications for Social Security disability for diseases and other medical conditions that invariably qualify under the listing of impairments. Compassionate allowances allow Social Security to quickly target the most obviously disabled individuals for allowances based on objective medical information. U.S. Social Security has an obligation to provide benefits quickly to applicants whose medical conditions are so serious that their conditions obviously meet disability standards.

LegalZoom

Social Security Disability Funding is an important safety net for people suffering from long-term disability. But getting through the entire claims process can take months and sometimes years, with no guarantee you'll secure the benefits. Their participating provider can help you get the results you deserve. You pay no costs upfront, you only pay if you are awarded Social Security benefits.

Binder & Binder

Binder & Binder help tens of thousands of new clients every year in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and all U.S. territories.

Disability Advisor

Disability Advisor provide a free, no obligation evaluation of your disability claim or appeal. Simply complete their brief, confidential questionnaire or call toll-free at 1-888-393-1010 and one of their experienced Social Security Disability attorneys will call you to discuss your disability claim or appeal.

Author Credentials: Ian C. Langtree is a writer, editor, and the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Disabled World, which he established in 2004 as one of the longest-running independent resources for disability news and information. Over more than two decades, he has written and edited thousands of articles on disability rights, health, accessibility, and assistive technology. Drawing on a global perspective shaped by extensive travel and lived experience, Ian is a committed advocate of the Social Model of Disability, the framework developed by disabled activists in the 1970s that focuses on removing societal barriers rather than on individual impairments. His writing is grounded in that framework and in a lasting commitment to disability rights, accessibility, and social inclusion. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and accomplishments, visit his full biography.