By Michelle Shvarts
Principal Attorney
Principal Attorney
As soon as you become disabled, it is imperative to talk with a Los Angeles Social Security disability lawyer. An experienced attorney can help you to move forward with getting benefits. There are many reasons why you should act quickly to try to make your benefit claim with Social Security including the following three key reasons:
- It takes a long time for an application for benefits to get approved: It can take more than a year to get benefits from the Social Security Administration if you have to go through an appeals process because your initial claim is denied. It makes sense to act as soon as possible to get the ball rolling.
- You may have no income coming in as you wait for benefits: To qualify for Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance, you need to have a disabling condition stopping you from working. If you can work and are engaged in substantial gainful activity, you won’t get benefits. Since the rules are strict, you likely will get benefits only if you’re really not able to work when you apply. Of course, if you are not able to work, you are likely waiting anxiously for your disability benefits to provide income to your household.
- Benefits may be paid retroactively to the date of application: If you apply for Supplemental Security Income benefits, you can be eligible to have your benefits paid retroactive to the day when you first applied for benefits. This makes your application date very important, as you want to get benefits as soon as you are able.
Los Angeles disability benefits lawyers will help you to move your application forward in a timely manner. Give us a call today to find out about how we can help.
