3 Big Reasons Why You Should Hire A Disability Attorney

Have you recently become disabled, through no fault of your own? Are you struggling to pay bills because you're unable to work? If you've become permanently disabled, you should be eligible for compensation. Unfortunately, getting the appropriate compensation from either social security or an insurance company can be difficult. In order to prevent paying out any money to people who are ineligible, they will sometimes deny the claims of people who are eligible. In order to get what you're owed, your best option is to hire an attorney. Here are some of the best reasons for doing so:

No money out of pocket: When you hire a disability attorney to handle your claim, you don't have to pay him or her anything out of your own pocket. Your attorney will only get paid if they are successful; otherwise, you'll owe them nothing. If you are filing a disability claim with social security and not with an insurance company, there is a legal limit to how much an attorney is allowed to collect in fees. This limit is 1/4th of your back pay or $6,000, whichever is less. This makes hiring and using an attorney an extremely affordable option even though you're not able to work.

Navigate red tape: Figuring out which forms need to be filed and what evidence needs to be sent in to support your disability claim can be confusing. This is especially true when you've recently become disabled and are still trying to concentrate on getting your life back to normal as much as possible. Luckily, navigating red tape is exactly what a disability attorney is for. Because he or she has handled many cases in the past, he or she will know the best way to go about tackling your case in order to get you the money that you deserve.

Save time: Even if you can figure out exactly which forms need to be sent in and what supporting evidence is needed, your claim might still be denied. You could go through months of submitting applications, being denied each time for seemingly no reason. A disability attorney can help shortcut this process, cutting down the likelihood that your claim will be denied. If your claim has already been denied once or twice in the past, having an attorney is the best way to help make sure that this round of claims is approved instead of denied.


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