Filing a Social Security Disability claim can be a strenuous, painstaking process when completed alone and may pose great uncertainty of approval due to all of the necessary components for submission. Nearly 70 percent of the millions of claims that are filed with the Social Security Administration nationwide are rejected each year.
Hiring a Farmington Hills Social Security attorney can significantly increase your chances of receiving an approval of your initial Social Security Disability claim. If, for some reason, your Social Security Disability application is not approved during the initial stage of the application process, a Farmington Hills Social Security Disability lawyer can help you through each stage of the appeal process to increase your chances of a favorable appeal outcome.
Farmington Hills benefits from a diverse economy. Compuware, Gale (a large educational company), Nissan Technical Center and Chrysler Financial are some of the major economic contributors to the Farmington Hills economy as their headquarters are all located in Michigan. The top three employers include Botsford Hospital, Farmington Area School District and Bosch (engineering and electronics) all employing 2,000, 1,700 and 1,600 employees, respectively.
Applying for Farmington Hills Social Security Disability Benefits
Roughly 237,010 applicants received Social Security Disability benefits from the Social Security Administration in Michigan last year. This is out of a population of almost 10 million people in the state. Farmington Hills residents account for 79,000 of the 10 million people who live in Michigan. These statistics may make the possibility of making a successful social security disability claim seem grim. However, hiring a Farmington Hills Social Security attorney can help increase your chances of a successful Social Security Disability claim.
In order to qualify for Social Security Disability benefits in Michigan, an individual must suffer from a disability that prevents them from performing normal activities of daily living and that disability must be expected to last a minimum of 12 months.
In addition, the disabled individual must also have earned enough “work credits” to qualify them for Social Security Disability SSDI benefits. If a disabled individual has not earned enough work credits to qualify for SSDI, they may be able to qualify for Social Security's SSI disability program if they meet certain income and asset restrictions.
Filing an application for Social Security Disability benefits can be an overwhelming and complicated endeavor. If you do not provide the Social Security Administration with adequate information or if your information is not the according to government standards, then your request for Social Security Disability benefits is likely to be denied.
Approximately 30 percent of the Social Security Disability applications filed in Michigan were approved in 2010 during the initial stage of the application process. Another 27.7 percent are under reconsideration. This initial disapproval rate aligns with the 70 percent national rejection rate. Fortunately, working with a Farmington Hills Social Security attorney will help increase your chances of a successful Social Security Disability application and, if necessary a successful appeal.
When you hire a Farmington Hills Social Security Disability lawyer to represent you in your Social Security Disability claim, he or she will ensure that all of your Social Security Disability paperwork is filled out properly and that you have gathered sufficient medical evidence. Your Farmington Hills disability attorney will also ensure that your case is presented to the Social Security Administration in the best light possible, helping to improve your chances of an approval at the initial stage of the disability claim process.
For more info on qualifying for disability in Michigan, see How To Qualify For Disability In Michigan.
Hiring a Farmington Hills Disability Attorney
As previously stated, if for some reason your initial application for Social Security Disability benefits is denied, your Farmington Hills disability lawyer can help you through the disability appeal process each step of the way. Statistics have shown that individuals who have legal representation throughout their Social Security Disability appeal are more likely to have a successful appeal outcome than those individuals who do not obtain legal representation.
If you have already filed your Social Security Disability application and been denied disability, do not hesitate to consult with a Farmington Hills Social Security Disability lawyer regarding your case. While it is possible to file a Request for Reconsideration without hiring an attorney, your chances of successfully appealing the denial of your Social Security Disability benefits increase significantly with proper legal representation.
If you have to appeal a denial of your benefits and must attend a disability hearing, it is crucial that you have a Farmington Hills Social Security attorney representing you at your Social Security Disability hearing. This attorney will aid you in obtaining the proper medical evidence that you will need for the hearing and will advise you as to what you can expect.
Your Farmington Hills disability attorney will also make sure that the hearing regarding your case is handled properly and that the administrative law judge who presides over your case has all of the information that will be needed in order to fairly determine the outcome of your Social Security Disability case.
Here is more information on hiring a social security attorney in other cities in Michigan:
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Canton, MI
- Dearborn, MI
- Detroit, MI
- Flint, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Lansing, MI
- Livonia, MI
- Southfield, MI
- Sterling Heights, MI
- Troy, MI
- Warren, MI
- Waterford, MI
- West Bloomfield Township, MI
- Westland, MI
- Wyoming, MI
Anyone living in Farmington Hills, MI can apply for SSI (or SSDI) at their closest Social Security office in Michigan.
