Tips when filing for Social Security disability benefits

Dr. Fink of The Bipolar Blog has compiled a great list of suggestions when you are filing for Social Security disability benefits.

  • Consult your doctor and therapist.
  • Keep your doctor appointments.
  • Have your doctor complete an RFC form for you.
  • Document everything.
  • File immediately.
  • Appeal.
  • Keep copies.

This is just a summary, the article goes into quite a bit of detail.

However, I do not agree with every point. For example, the article says the following about when to contact an attorney:

Most disability attorneys won’t even talk to you until you’ve filed a claim and been denied, so don’t waste your time consulting an attorney until you have filed and been denied. Of course, there is a chance that you will file and be approved, in which case, you’ve saved yourself the attorney fees!

Most attorneys will not take a case unless it has been denied, but it is wrong to say that most attorneys will not talk to you until the case has been denied. There is a big difference in saying an attorney will not talk to you versus saying an attorney will not take your case.

I talk to people all the time about their Social Security cases. Sometimes, I cannot take their case (for one reason or another). However, the individual gets to discuss their case, bounce some ideas off of me and get some free information!

Sometimes I take a case before the denial, sometimes after. But, it is never a waste of time to get some early input into your Social Security case.

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Disclaimer: This is NOT legal advice. This site provides general information about Social Security disability cases in Colorado. To discuss your particular circumstances, please contact a lawyer in your area. Please review the full disclaimer .

About Tomasz Stasiuk

Tomasz Stasiuk is a Colorado Springs Social Security disability lawyer and the founding attorney of the Stasiuk Firm - a law firm specializing in Social Security disability cases in Colorado. Follow Tomasz Stasiuk on Google and Twitter

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