How we develop Social Security Disability claims:
Disability Advocates, Inc.'s case development utilizes the same sequential evaluation process that is used by the SSA.
This process includes the following steps:
Disability Advocates, Inc.'s case development utilizes the same sequential evaluation process that is used by the SSA.
This process includes the following steps:
- Is the claimant engaging in a substantial gainful activity?
- Does the claimant have a severe impairment?
- Does the claimant have an impairment which meets or equates a medical listing?
- Does the claimant's residual functional capacity (RFC) allow a return to past relevant work?
- Does a claimant's RFC allow a return to other work?
- Reviewing medical and vocational evidence from insurance company records.
- Completing necessary application forms and mailing them for the LTD claimant's signature.
- Preparing initial claims for submission to Social Security and, where appropriate, including an assessment of the claimant's disability.
- Filing appeals in the reconsideration, hearing, and appeals council reviews.
- Preparing and referring claims for independent medical examination and/or vocational assessment.
- Identifying the need for expert medical testimony.
- Preparing a case summary for written or oral presentation at the hearing level.
- Representing claimants at hearing when necessary.
- Pursuing appeals to federal courts when necessary.
- Updating and reviewing computer base on individual claims.
- Monitoring status of pending claims.
- Identifying records and query types for status checks with Social Security.
- Preparing a quarterly report summary of the status of all pending claims per insurance company client.