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Disability BenefitsA mental health condition can be every bit as disabling as a physical one. The Social Security system is supposed to recognize that. Often it doesn't, until someone makes the case properly.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provide income for people who can no longer work because of a disabling condition. That includes depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and other mental health conditions, as well as physical conditions and combinations of both.
Because Social Security is a federal program, this is work the firm can handle for clients regardless of which state they live in. Most claims are denied at first. The difference between a denial and an approval is often the medical evidence and how the limitations are framed against Social Security's rules.
Mental health claims fail less because the person isn't disabled and more because the record doesn't connect the symptoms to specific work limitations.
Gaps in care, or notes that say "stable" without describing function, get read against you. We help build the right evidence.
Social Security decides on specific functional terms (concentration, persistence, pace, social interaction). We frame the limitations in those terms.
The hearing before an administrative law judge is where many cases are won. Representation matters most here.
Social Security disability representation is normally handled on a contingency basis set by federal rules: the fee comes as a capped percentage of past-due benefits, only if the claim succeeds, and the amount is approved by Social Security. We will go over exactly how this works before you sign anything.
This describes how Social Security fee agreements generally work and is not a promise about any specific case or outcome.
A denial is the start of the process, not the end. Tell us what happened and we'll tell you the next move.
