Do you qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits? The answer may be "yes" if you have a "medically determinable physical or mental condition that significantly limits or will limit [your] mental or physical ability to perform basic work activities for at least 12 months." Examples of severe impairments that meet these criteria include the following:
- Back injury
- Fibromyalgia
- Depression
- Heart conditions
- Breathing problems
- Diabetes
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Lupus
- Chronic illness
- Chronic pain or fatigue
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
If an injury, illness or condition has made it impossible for you to work, and you are likely to be unable to work for at least a year, you may qualify for Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income benefits.
The first step in obtaining Social Security Disability benefits is to apply. A Social Security Disability application can seem lengthy and complicated. Gathering documents and evidence of disability is time consuming but necessary.
We will help you apply for all the benefits to which you may be entitled. Do not be discouraged if your application is denied as the majority of social security applications are denied initially. The next step is to request a reconsideration. If there is still no determination of disability from the Social Security Administration, which is common, your lawyer can request a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. If you live in or near Cincinnati, your appeal will be heard at this location:
Office of Disability Adjudication and Review
Enquirer Building, Suite 2100
312 Elm Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Telephone: (513) 361-0250
This Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) services the following Social Security field offices: Madison, Indiana; Florence, Kentucky; and Batavia, Cincinnati (Downtown), Cincinnati (North), Gallipolis, Hamilton, Ironton and Portsmouth, Ohio.
We are Ohio Lawyers who won't turn people away.
Shifrin Newman Smith Inc. is your local Ohio Social Security Disability law firm. Beware law firms that advertise themselves as being "nationwide." We are local. We are your neighbors. We handle difficult and complicated cases.
If another law firm has turned you away, we invite you to talk to us. Learn how we can help you. At Shifrin Newman Smith Inc., we make it our policy to help everyone who comes to our door. Schedule a free consultation to talk with an attorney about your Social Security claim. Call 877-230-5500 or contact our Social Security Disability law firm online.
