Should your plea for SSD or SSI be denied, you could make an urgent appeal within the sixty day limit. It is advisable to make a personal appeal even if you already have representation, simply for official documentation purposes. You will be surprised to discover that majority of the disability claims that are initially denied are never appealed due to the applicant’s inability to continue with the process due to financial reasons, or they give up eventually. They may also file an ill-timed appeal or by oversight, file a new claim.

How to Win an Appeal

Believe it or not, failure to make a timely appeal or should you make a new claim by mistake, will definitely make you lose all your rights to appeal and you will have to start from scratch, This means applying afresh for a new SSD or SSI. Reapplying for a new Social Security Law Disability

Disadvantages of a New Claim

Foremost, you can have the best chance to win an appeal on an SSD case and get awarded your benefits as opposed to filing for a new claim. Any new claim is treated as a new case and chances are less. Besides, no one should fool you that the whole process needs to be started again and all petitions filed afresh when you know that there are easier and better options available.

Secondly, attempting to file for a new claim could end up being and absolute waste of time, regardless of the fact that you found it in your best interest at the time or you missed the sixty day deadline. Successive applications for disability claims are likely to be denied for the same reasons as the first, so it is advisable to steer clear from making any of these two mistakes at any time, because you stand a chance of wasting so much valuable time and chances are high that your claim could be thwarted.

Always be Prompt

It is also imperative that you alert your social security law officer immediately should your appeal be denied. This is normally helpful as they are able to tell the number of times that you have appealed and this increases your chances of getting awarded should the likely event of reviewing your petition be awarded reconsideration. Also have your attorney and/ or representative allow you to request an appeal personally for effect.

This article should not be treated as a legal advice.

Social Security claims can be a difficult process to handle alone. Clients in Clearwater, Florida should contact Attorney Mike Murburg for more information and help.