FACTORS IN DISABILITY APPROVAL (HUNTSVILLE AREA)

The following can play a role in whether you get approved for Social Security disability:

  • Your age
  • Level of education
  • Kind of work you have done in the past 15 years
  • Steady employment history?
  • Regular medical treatment?
  • Type, duration and severity of your medical impairment.
Being age 50 or over is a plus but many people under age 50 also get approved.

Decision makers like to see an individual who has a long, steady history of employment.  This simply adds credibility to the claim.  For instance, a person who has worked at the same job for 25 years, earning a good wage, is more likely to be approved than someone who has a skimpy work history.

Disability is only available due to a severe medical condition that does not permit the claimant to work on a full-time basis.  Therefore, medical records must exist which prove the disability in terms of its
  •  severity (so bad it prevents work)
  • onset  (will determine if you get back pay)
  • duration (must be expected to last 12 months)
  • functional limitations (restrict the ability to work)
For help with a claim or appeal - or just to get more information, contact

THE FORSYTHE FIRM
Charles W. Forsythe
7027 Old Madison Pike NW - Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
"Across from Bridge Street"
PHONE (256) 799-0297

OUR WEBSITE ANSWERS MORE QUESTIONS

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  1. Charles W. ForsytheJanuary 20, 2017 at 5:55 PM

    Representation will not cost you a dime unless you are approved. Our contingency fee arrangement will be based on your approval - and also on your getting past due benefits on your claim. If you are not approved there is no charge to you.

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