Why Am I Getting Denied For SSDI?
Bryan Greenberg
Social Security Disability
Southwest Florida residents who have suffered illness or injury leading to disability will often depend on approval from SSDI, or social security disability insurance. What many learn quickly in this process is that seemingly no one gets approved on their first try. The rate of first-time SSDI application approval is just under 30%, meaning that more than 2/3 of applicants will need to go through the appeals process in order to get the benefits they deserve. Denials can leave injured people in a difficult situation. They need the benefits, but they’re left wondering where they can go next in order to find out why their application was denied and how they can take the next steps to appeal. This is where your southwest Florida social security disability insurance lawyer comes in. They can handle the appeals process for you, find out why your application was denied, and ensure you have the best chance for an approval.
Reasons For Denial
There are a number of reasons your SSDI application may have been denied. Some of the most common reasons we have experience with in southwest Florida are:
• Application errors – Application errors are one of the most common reasons for SSDI denial. The paperwork that needs to be filed to apply for social security disability can be complicated, asking for a lot of details, evidence, and information. Missing any bits of information, or getting your information mixed up, will result in denial. For this reason, it’s always recommended to file your initial application with the help of a social security disability lawyer in southwest Florida.
• You’re making too much – If your injury or illness resulted in needing to take a demotion or a different position, you likely cannot make up the difference in pay using social security disability insurance. Not only is this considered evidence that the individual is not too sick or too injured to work, but there is a cap placed on how much income you can have in order to qualify for benefits.
• Failure to follow treatment advice – In order to be approved for social security disability insurance an individual must be following all of their doctor’s orders. This means failing to seek physical therapy when it has been suggested, failure to receive a surgery, failure to take medication, or failure to attend follow-up appointments in a timely manner can mean being denied SSDI. Additionally, one must also have the evidence to back up that they’ve been following all recommended treatment plans on time.
• Missing medical evidence – Social security disability insurance will require medical evidence that backs up all of your claims. Claims of your injury, where and how that injury occurred, your inability to work, your treatment plans, a treatment schedule, and any other documentation having to do with your injury. Missing medical evidence is one of the most common reasons applications are initially denied. Providing more medical information during appeals with the help of your SSDI lawyer can help to turn the denial into an approval.
• Not enough work credits – If you do not have enough recent work credits, or proof that you’ve recently worked a certain number of hours, your application may be denied. The number of credits is dependent upon age, and your southwest Florida SSDI lawyer can assist you in collecting evidence of your work history.
Social security disability insurance is a lifeline for many who have suffered a work-related illness or injury. Working through the appeals process can be complicated but it doesn’t need to be. To learn more about working through the SSDI appeals process, contact our social security disability lawyers at All Injuries Law Firm today.