As you may or may not be aware, there is a huge backlog of social security disability cases in the Tampa Bay area where Claimants are waiting well over 12-24 months to obtain their award of social security disability benefits. This means that as a disabled person in St. Petersburg or Tampa, you may wait in excess of 2 years from the date you apply for disability benefits to receive your first disability check. This situation is certainly not improving. With the federal budget cuts, in combination with the rise in baby boomer disabled workers, these statistics will continue to worsen. Although there have been efforts made to eliminate the Social Security Administration hearing backlog by increasing the number of Administrative Law Judges and developing more efficient electronic case management and filing, these unacceptable delays in waiting for a determination of disability and award of disability benefit checks remain.
So what can you as an injured or disabled worker do to obtain social security disability benefits quickly, avoiding this projected 2 year wait?
My law firm has been successful in obtaining social security disability benefits and avoiding financial ruin for you and your family. In some of my clients’ cases, I have been successful obtaining the necessary documentation and medical records from their treating doctors to provide valuable evidence to help obtain a favorable decision without the necessity of waiting for and attending a hearing before the Administrative Law Judge. The extra effort I provide each of my clients preparing memorandums and gathering additional evidence when others may just be sitting and waiting for a hearing date has resulted in many of my clients obtaining favorable decisions and benefits without the need for a hearing! Click here for more information on how I prepare your Social Security Disability cases so as to avoid lengthy delays.
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