29 Jan When Appealing a Denied SSDI Claim, Do I Need A Lawyer?
You are never required to acquire an attorney when it comes to your disability hearing, but having one to assist you along the way and help with providing the best case possible will drastically increase your chances of winning. This next step is known as your request for reconsideration. If this is denied you may also appeal again and you will be requesting a hearing in front of an administrative law judge. Here the judge will ultimately decide with your medical proof and evidence provided if you are disabled and if you will be granted monthly Social Security Disability benefits.
Providing a strong and full case is the most important part, so being able to have all the necessary and proper medical documentation gathered by a SSD attorney is the way to go. They will help with all the medical documentation needed and submit them to the court, they do basically all the work for you so why not hire one that will increase your chances of winning drastically?
That said, if your case is not too strong your attorney can request a medical examination to your physician to help provide new and strong evidence that would be needed for your disability case. You always have the ability to file on your own without the help of an attorney. There are many advantages that come with the assistance of an attorney with your disability claim and they should always be highly considered as they do the work for you and their representation will increase your overall chances of winning.