Are you in a situation where you can no longer work because of an injury? Have you filed for Social Security disability? Have you been denied benefits that you know you deserve? An SSDI Attorney At William D. McGillicuddy Law Office PC, located in Newburgh, New York will help you with your Social Security disability. The law office wants to tell you some things you need to prepare for in getting your social security.
There are two things you must do to qualify for social security disability, meet the recent work requirement based upon your age and meet the length of time requirement. An example would be in the quarter you turn 31 or older, you must have worked five out of ten years ending with the quarter your disability began. You should apply for benefits as soon as you become disabled. The process of filing an application for disability can take three to six months or longer.
Things you will need throughout your disability process are the names, addresses and phone numbers of doctors, caseworkers, hospitals, clinics and all other facilities or persons that were involved in your healthcare. You will need the names, dosages and times per day of your medicines, medical records, laboratory results, the kind of work you did, and a copy of your latest W-2 forms or federal tax forms if you are self-employed. There are other forms to be filled out as well, such as one concerning your medical condition and how it impacts your ability to work, and the other form gives the Social Security Disability office permission from doctors and other facilities to have access to your information.
The William D. McGillicuddy Law Office PC has been aggressively fighting for the rights of social security disability claimants. Whether your disability is a spinal injury, auto immune disease, the result of a car accident, a severe form of depression, a work-related injury or whatever it is that is debilitating you, the law firm is able to successfully represent you. For an SSDI Attorney At William D. McGillicuddy Law Office PC, contact them in Newburgh, New York, Middletown, New York, Goshen, New York or surrounding counties. You can also visit their website, Mcgillicuddylawny.com.
