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Social Security Disability Appeal Representation-Michigan

Have you been denied social security disability benefits?

According to the Social Security Administration, some of the top reasons individuals are denied social security disability benefits upon application are as follows:

  • You have not had the disability long enough or it isn’t severe enough
  • Refusal to cooperate with Social Security, such as getting an independent medical exam
  • You don’t have up to date medical records or you have insufficient medical documentation
  • You don’t follow through with the appeal process after being denied at the application level
  • Even though you might have a physical or mental impairment, Social Security claims you can still work in your usual type of work or another type of work
  • The impairment resulted from an alcohol/drug addiction or conviction which may make you ineligible
  • You failed to follow a prescribed treatment
  • You returned to substantial work before the disability can be established

Social Security Disability statistics show that only 30-40% of individuals are successful at getting social security disability at the application phase. The approval rate increases approximately an additional 10% on claims that were denied but were submitted for reconsideration. However, social security disability claims approval (those denied after application or reconsideration of a denial) jumps dramatically at the administrative hearing level where the success rate, depending on the jurisdiction you are in, climbs to 50-60% overall. Our firm represents individuals in Michigan who have been denied social security benefits and have a pending hearing or are waiting for a hearing date to be provided before an administrative law judge. We only get paid if we WIN your social security disability claim appeal..