YOU CAN GET DISABILITY BENEFITS IN HUNTSVILLE

You have applied for Social Security disability, been denied, appealed and scheduled for a hearing.  Your doctor writes a letter saying that he believes you are disabled and cannot work.  The judge ignores the letter and again denies your benefits.  What went wrong? You failed to meet your burden of proof.  The doctor's letter was not on a form approved by Social Security.  It's more than a technicality.  Here's why: Under the law, the decision about whether you can work belongs to the Commissioner of Social Security.  No one else can make that decision.  Your doctor is not allowed under the law to tell Social Security that you are disabled.   Here is what your doctor should do--and this is an acceptable form of evidence:  Outline the specific reasons why you cannot work.  Describe your limitations in such functions as sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting, concentrating, persisting, etc. A letter that, "This patient is disabled and cannot work

You become disabled and lose your income.  You need a way to replace some of that income fast.  You file for Social Security disability--usually the only disability benefit available to you.  Right away, you can see that this will be a long and difficult process. You hesitate to hire an attorney or advocate to help you, figuring that it will save you money if you can do it all yourself.  Here's what's wrong with that reasoning: 1)  A professional advocate or attorney may not cost you a dime.  If your application goes through without a hitch, Social Security does not pay the first 5 months of disability anyway (the waiting period).   So, you get approved quickly, there is no back pay, there is no attorney fee.  But you got the help you needed - FREE. 2)  If your case has problems--and most will--and you have to appeal (most will) -your representative cannot get paid until after  you are approved and back payments are paid to you.   So, there is no risk.  If aren't succ

"An advocate I can SEE is good for ME." A Social Security disability case will probably impact your financial security for the rest of your life . Why turn to an unseen advocate on the other end of a 1-800 phone number? Do you want to meet your advocate today or 30 minutes prior to your hearing? We will meet with you in our office here in Huntsville on day one.  One of our partners will sit down with you personally and go over your case, your situation, your evidence and help you (wherever you are in the process). We will be here to work with you, answer your questions, develop your case and advocate for you.  It is personal, it is committed, it is based on your situation. How often will you need to come into our office?  Most clients come to our office twice:  the first time to complete an application or appeal paperwork.  The second time to prepare for a hearing, if necessary. Everything else can be handled by mail or over the phone.  However, any time you wan

Beginning in April, 2018 Medicare will begin mailing new Medicare cards.  These cards will help fight identity fraud by removing the Social Security number from the cards. Each card will have a unique identification number but no Social Security number.   These news cards will be mailed starting in April to every Medicare beneficiary on file.  They will be mailed to the address on file at Medicare.  You don't need to do anything to get a new card if your address at Medicare/Social Security is correct.  If not, please contact your Social Security office immediately to update your mailing address. Be sure to notify your doctors and other medical providers after you receive your new Medicare card. If you need help with a Social Security disability matter, please contact the Forsythe Firm in Huntsville at (256) 799-0297. SOCIAL SECURITY JUSTICE  

THE FORSYTHE FIRM - HUNTSVILLE, AL I work in Huntsville, AL and represent Social Security disability claimants all over Alabama.  I appear at hearings in such cities as Florence, Birmingham, Gadsden, Tuscaloosa, Decatur, and others.  My firm also handles cases in Tennessee, and sometimes, other states. Is it important to have qualified, experienced representation LOCALLY?  Why not call one of those 800 numbers on the TV ads?  Please consider...... 1.  We will meet with you in person on your first appointment and take as much face-to-face time as we need to file your application properly--or assist you with a hearing or appeal.  Not possible with an out-of-state firm. 2.  An advocate in our office will help you complete all application or appeal forms IN OUR OFFICE.  We will not mail you a manila envelope full of forms to fill out yourself, then mail back to us. 3.  Your advocate is available to take your phone calls or meet with you in person whenever you want.  Not possible

"Don't be one of the claimants who is really disabled but loses because he can't meet the burden proof." When you are denied disability benefits and file and appeal, you are scheduled to go before an administrative law judge for a hearing.  These hearings are quit different from what most people think they are.  Hearings are technical and legal proceedings where you, the claimant, has a burden of proof.  If you fail to meet your burden of proof you will not get your disability benefits. Here are some components of a Social Security disability hearing that you must understand and deal with in order to meet your burden of proof--and win your benefits.  Failure to do so will result in another denial-- and gone is your best chance to get paid. 1.  Establishing when you stopped working at "substantial gainful activity" or SGA.  This is vital to the date your back pay will begin. 2.  Proving that you have a severe medically determinable impairment AND