SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY

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Frequently Asked Questions

| If I am collecting worker's compensation benefits, may I also receive Social Security Disability Benefits? | How may a lawyer help me in the appeals process? | Does my disability have to be permanent to receive Social Security Disability Benefits? | What is the federal definition for "disability" required to receive Social Security Disability Benefits? | How much does Social Security benefits pay? | May benefits decisions be appealed? | When should I file for benefits? | When should benefits start? |  Could a mental illness qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits? |  

The Social Security Administration website answers 44 Frequently Asked Questions, including some of the ones listed above. To see all of their questions and answers, please click here.

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Social Security Disability FAQ's

Question: May benefits decisions be appealed?

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Answer:  Yes. Three levels of appeals are used. It would first go to an administrative law judge at the Social Security Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, then the Social Security Appeals Council. The last possibility of appeal is to the federal courts. At all levels of filing and appealing Social Security Disability claims, an experienced attorney may be of great assistance.

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