If you apply for Social Security Disability there is only less than a 33% chance you will be approved on your initial attempt. This means two-thirds of all applicants are denied disability from the start.
The SSA will provide you with a reason as to why your application was denied. In this post, we want to go over several of the most common reasons according to a disability attorney in Brevard County, Florida.
Insufficient Medical Evidence is the biggest reason applicants are denied Social Security Disability. Basically, this means the application simply did not prove the case of disability. Most commonly, this is because the applicant didn’t include the medical data or has yet to seek the proper medical evaluations needed.
Incomplete or Erroneous Application is the number 2 reason people are denied. This is surely 99% of applicants first time even having any encounter with the disability system and it is easy to become confused and make mistakes. Having a clear cut and well-rounded case to present the SSA is the best way to get approved. Unlike other kinds of law, disability is pretty straight forward. Present your best case and get approved or denied.
Failure to Folow Prescribed Treatments for your condition is one reason you may be denied as well. This is because there are pretty strict rules about the path to being approved for disability. In the eyes of the SSA, if you haven’t tried what your doctors told you to, then how can they possibly approve payments? It is advisable that you do exactly what the Doctor has told you to and if there is no resolution you can then apply for disability showing that this is the case.
Filing an Appeal is your right under the law. But presenting the same exact case will get you the same exact results. You must build a better case before you re-apply. Hiring an attorney to help you with your application or appeal will improve your chances at approval by up to 50%.
