Social Security Disability Steadies Your Life. How to Get Disability Benefits in Texas.
You built a life for yourself and your family through years of hard work. You take pride in providing for the ones you love.
Then a serious illness changes everything. Routine tasks become impossible. You can’t work and pay your bills. The future you expected is slipping out of reach. You’re afraid.
Social Security Disability benefits put you back on steady ground.
This is what Social Security Disability provides:
- Monthly Checks to Keep up with Your Bills
- Eligibility for Medicare or Medicaid to Take Care of Your Health
- A Sense of Relief so You Can Live Your Life
You could get either of these two kinds of disability benefits in Texas:
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): You qualify for SSDI when you have worked and paid enough into the Social Security system. Your monthly checks are based partly on what you earned on the job.
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI): SSI doesn’t require a work record, but you must show you have limited financial resources. Your monthly disability income under SSI is pre-set by the program.
Here’s the problem, though: It’s hard to get disability benefits.
Applying for Social Security Disability can feel like a maze, with confusing paperwork, technical denials, and a complicated appeals process. You’re already unable to work. This adds extra stress.
We’re here to support you. Talk to the Texas disability lawyers at Morgan Weisbrod to help you through this process and make it easier. This is Morgan Weisbrod:
- One of the top disability law firms in Texas by amount of benefits won
- Helped thousands of Texans
- Has many of its disability attorneys board certified, a higher level of commitment
If you’re in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, or anywhere in Texas, you can work with a Morgan Weisbrod disability attorney for no fee until you win.
No Matter Where You Are in the Process, Our Social Security Disability Lawyers Help
Getting Social Security Disability benefits is a journey. A Morgan Weisbrod disability lawyer stays by your side every step of the way.
We help you whether you are…
Wondering Whether You Qualify for Social Security Disability
One of your first questions may be, “Do I have a strong case for disability benefits?” Social Security Disability has thousands of rules. Do you meet them? Is your medical condition covered?
You must be unable to work because of health problems. The Texas disability attorneys at Morgan Weisbrod can review your case and let you know what your path looks like, at no cost to you.
Needing to Apply for Social Security Disability
When you’ve looked at the qualifications for Social Security Disability and decided to apply, you now face forms to fill out, evidence to submit and hurdles to jump.
Applying for disability can feel overwhelming—and at a time when your energy level already is low. A skilled disability lawyer takes much of the work and stress off you.
Facing a Denial of Disability Benefits.
It’s discouraging and frustrating when you get a denial letter from Social Security Disability. You should know this: You are far, far from alone. On the first try, a large majority of people get denied.
It’s practically a built-in part of the process to appeal your Social Security Disability denial. When you’re appealing disability, you’ll really want to work with an experienced disability attorney.
If you need to apply for the first time, or you already applied and got denied, you can start working with the Morgan Weisbrod Texas disability attorney team by telling us about your situation and your needs, for free.
Tips on How to Get Disability Benefits in Texas
With so many people getting denied, if you want the best possible chance of winning disability benefits in Texas, there are some important things to know:
- File for disability benefits as soon as you know you can’t work. The process takes time. It’s best to get started. Starting sooner also could mean getting more benefits later.
- Fill out every form completely and correctly. Social Security might grab onto missing information, conflicting information, or information not backed up by documentation, to deny your claim.
- Keep up with medical care. The most important information for your disability claim comes from the medical records you get for receiving treatment. And going in for regular appointments and following doctor’s orders shows you’re making a serious effort to manage your condition.
- Make every deadline. When you’re denied disability benefits, YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO APPEAL. At other times, Social Security may ask you to fill out more forms and send more information. Always respond promptly, so you don’t give them an opening to deny you.
- Cooperate with Social Security. Respond to Social Security’s messages, letters and questions. Be courteous with them. It’s easy to get frustrated. Stay focused on doing what you need to keep your case moving forward.
Another key tip: work with a Texas disability benefits attorney. When you do that, you can have confidence knowing someone capable is on top of everything for you.
Morgan Weisbord will worry about the legal and technical aspects of your case. Our disability lawyers will take on the legwork of collecting your medical records and other evidence and dealing with the Social Security Administration.
That way you can concentrate on your health and your family.
Let us help you move forward to better times.
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