| Injuries resulting from employment can cause disabilities | | | | waiting for decisions about eligibility for assistance. |
| severe enough to prevent return to work. When one | | | | Most people only submit the application forms. Once |
| has responsibility toward family, in addition having | | | | the examiner receives the application, a request for |
| regular living expenses and being in debt, the inability to | | | | medical forms is sent out to the claimant. Sending the |
| make a living can be very stressful. If it happened to | | | | medical records with the application logically expedites |
| you, could you survive financially? Would you try to | | | | the process. |
| work it out and take a chance on filing for disability | | | | Paralegals are usually able to inform or influence |
| benefits on your own? Or would you explore options | | | | doctors about providing reports that help to win |
| for hiring someone to help prevent your disability claim | | | | disability cases. In order for an examiner to conclude |
| from being denied? | | | | that a claimant should receive benefits, the medical |
| Paralegal services are an option for obtaining guidance | | | | records have to specify the disabling condition(s), how |
| and support while enduring the disability claims process. | | | | work ability is impaired, and the duration of the problem. |
| These professionals specialize in disability cases, and | | | | As stated above, many applications are denied. Even |
| have learned about the complexities involved in proving | | | | when all requested information has been provided, a |
| disabling conditions. They are able to assist individuals in | | | | high percentage of forms are returned or presented |
| preparing and presenting their information accurately, | | | | with an appeal process. That situation makes it virtually |
| while preventing common mistakes made by people | | | | imperative to retain the services of a professional |
| who don't understand the process. | | | | representative. |
| Many of the applications for disability benefits are | | | | There is a much higher percentage of cases won by |
| turned down by examiners. A minimum of half are | | | | applicants who have professional advocates. Disability |
| returned as incomplete, unacceptable, or not deserving | | | | appeals are presided over by judges who specialize in |
| of assistance. The likelihood of winning a case is | | | | administrative law. Paralegal case presentations are |
| greater when you have a person available who | | | | more likely to be regarded as worthy of benefit |
| understands all the ins and outs of regulations | | | | awards than those put together by individuals with no |
| regarding disability laws. | | | | knowledge of the system and the disability regulations. |
| A disability benefits paralegal will ensure that your | | | | One quality that contributes to the credibility of |
| application is submitted as soon as you are unable to | | | | paralegal service providers is objectivity. The |
| carry out your work. It is not a good idea to put off | | | | professional is able to present factual, documented |
| filing the forms, because the process can be very | | | | data about the actual impairment and resulting inability |
| lengthy and complicated. | | | | to work, whereas the person with the disability is more |
| Professional disability assistance providers are familiar | | | | likely focused on emotional content regarding the injury. |
| with the process of communication with medical staff | | | | The advocacy provided a paralegal disability specialist |
| regarding claims. Obtaining complete and accurate | | | | will very likely prevent your disability claim from being |
| records in a timely fashion can cut out weeks of | | | | denied. |