Best Disability Attorneys in Minneapolis, MN

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is part of a federal program that acts as an insurance policy to protect workers who become too ill or injured to work any longer. Your eligibility depends on how long and how recently you paid social security taxes out of your paycheck and whether your injury or illness is severe enough to constitute a disability according to the Social Security Administration's rules. If you qualify, you will be entitled to an ongoing cash payment each month and perhaps a lump sum payment for past months since the sixth full month after the date your disability began. In addition, some of your family members may be eligible for benefits based on your work: For example, your spouse may be eligible if he or she is 62 or older or if he or she is caring for your children under age 16 or disabled. Your unmarried children under age 18 (or under age 19 if still in high school) or those of your children age 18 or older who became disabled prior to age 22 might qualify as well.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that pays monthly benefits to adults and children who are: 1) disabled, blind, or age 65 or older, and 2) who have limited income and resources (e.g. no more than $ 2,000 for an individual and $ 3,000 for a couple) If you qualify, you will be entitled to an ongoing cash payment each month and perhaps a back award for past months since your application date. This amount may be reduced if you exceed the asset limitation. You may be eligible to receive SSI and Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (SSDI) benefit if the SSDI amount is less than the maximum SSI amount. When this happens, SSI will make up the difference plus an additional $20.

There are procedures for expediting decisions on your claims for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Depending on the circumstances of each individual case, we may be able to get an expedited decision on your claim if you are facing immediate medical hardship, suffering from a terminal illness, or the evidence is so great that the decision could be decided "on the record" without the necessity of a hearing. We try to obtain evidence in support of your claim as rapidly as possible and present it for as prompt a decision as the facts and circumstances will allow.

If your claim is one of those, we can appeal the denial for you by filing a Request for Reconsideration with the SSA. This must be done within 60 days of the date of the denial decision, so contact us immediately to preserve your rights. If your Request for Reconsideration is denied, we can appeal this second denial for you by filing a Request for Hearing by an Administrative Law Judge with the SSA. Again, this appeal must be made within 60 days of the reconsideration denial, so contact us immediately to preserve your rights. Once this appeal is filed, your claim will be sent to the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) that services your area. The time that it takes to get a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) varies among the ODAR offices throughout the country. It is absolutely vital that you have representation at the hearing level. If, however, your claim is denied at the hearing level, we can file an appeal with the Social Security Appeals Council. The Appeals Council can then do one of three things: (1) deny your appeal, (2) award you benefits, or (3) remand your case back to an ALJ for another hearing. We have been very successful in filing appeal briefs with the Appeals Council and has the expertise to argue the law and the facts that support your case.

We do not charge a fee unless we win your Social Security disability claim. Moreover, our fee is regulated by federal statute, and we charge 25% of your back benefits up to a maximum of $ 6,000.