As an attorney representing people in Social Security Disability hearings I have had the chance to meet many clients that have numerous questions about the entire process. It can be a long process from the initial Social Security application, all the way through the hearing with the Social Security Judge. As such I developed a website, http://www.socialsecuritydenied.com
at the website you will find answers to most of your questions, after viewing the site you may wish to give our office a call at TOLL FREE 1 (877) 271-2633 for review of your case.
As the attorney representing you, I have the ability to consult with a Registered Nurse, Medical Doctor and Social Worker. The website of www.socialsecuritydenied.com enables me to explain many aspects of social security disability, from the conditions and or listings of social security disability to the attorney fee, hearing stage, and the questions many people have about disability.
I hope the site proves useful to many people, as I have enjoyed my work in the area of Social Security Disability, and would be pleased to represent you.
Daniel L. McMurtry
www.socialsecuritydenied.com
Monday, January 19, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Alleged Onset Date
What is your Onset Date? In Social Security Disability your onset date is very important. You are telling the Social Security Department that this is the day you became disabled. Many times at or before a hearing I will discover that a client has by mistake, put down the wrong date for disability, if you do not claim disability the very day you stop working, it may be hard to determine your onset date looking backwards, that is why I review your onset very carefully.
As an attorney I review your medical records and earning records to determine your onset date for Social Security Disability purposes. Sometimes in reviewing these records I discover that the medical records do not match up with the onset date. When I see an onset date that does not match the medical records, I will ask the Judge to allow us to change the onset date, your medical records must be in close proximity to your disability date, meaning your records must show this is when you were unable to continue working. By changing the onset date to match your medical records it allows the Judge to possibly grant you disability, without it the Judge may not be able to properly document the date of your disability which can bring a host of problems for your claim.
The onset date can also be affected by your earnings, sometimes a person will show some earnings via the IRS when they are claiming to be unable to work, there are usually good explanations for this, sometimes it involves vacation pay, sick pay, and family leave pay. It is important to be able to explain this income, because it can have dire consequences on your disability claim should you not be able to explain it, and one of those consequences can be your date of disability or onset date that you are claiming be changed, or denial of your disability claim.
Under the Social Security Disability Act you can go back only 17 months from your application, to claim your onset date, meaning if you file your claim on March 1st, 2008, you can only backwards 17 months to claim your onset date or date you claim to have become disabled.
Should you need assistance in your Disability Claim, please give me a call at
toll free 1 (877) 271-2633, or on the web at http://www.socialsecuritydenied.com I would be pleased to speak with you about your claim.
Daniel L. McMurtry, Esq.
As an attorney I review your medical records and earning records to determine your onset date for Social Security Disability purposes. Sometimes in reviewing these records I discover that the medical records do not match up with the onset date. When I see an onset date that does not match the medical records, I will ask the Judge to allow us to change the onset date, your medical records must be in close proximity to your disability date, meaning your records must show this is when you were unable to continue working. By changing the onset date to match your medical records it allows the Judge to possibly grant you disability, without it the Judge may not be able to properly document the date of your disability which can bring a host of problems for your claim.
The onset date can also be affected by your earnings, sometimes a person will show some earnings via the IRS when they are claiming to be unable to work, there are usually good explanations for this, sometimes it involves vacation pay, sick pay, and family leave pay. It is important to be able to explain this income, because it can have dire consequences on your disability claim should you not be able to explain it, and one of those consequences can be your date of disability or onset date that you are claiming be changed, or denial of your disability claim.
Under the Social Security Disability Act you can go back only 17 months from your application, to claim your onset date, meaning if you file your claim on March 1st, 2008, you can only backwards 17 months to claim your onset date or date you claim to have become disabled.
Should you need assistance in your Disability Claim, please give me a call at
toll free 1 (877) 271-2633, or on the web at http://www.socialsecuritydenied.com I would be pleased to speak with you about your claim.
Daniel L. McMurtry, Esq.
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