Social Security benefits are paid by the Social Security Administration. There are two separate social security programs that provide disability benefits. The first is the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Both of these benefits are only available to people who have a medically documented disability. Social Security Disability Insurance is only provided to disabled people who have paid social security taxes from wages earned prior to the disability. The second program, Social Security Insurance SSI is based on the financial need of the disabled person.

The Social Security Administration defines a disability as the inability to do any substantial gainful activity for which you are suited by age, education, and experience. To be eligible for social security disability benefits your disability must be expected to last for a year or more or be a fatal condition. It is generally easier to obtain social security disability benefits for older individuals and for people who have a limited education and work experience. This is because these factors may limit the number of jobs that are available to the disabled person seeking social security disability benefits. To be disabled the Social Security Administration will attempt to determine if there is any suitable job in the U.S. economy that the person applying for disability may be able to do.

An experienced social security attorney can make all the difference when you are seeking social security disability. If you apply and are denied your social security benefits, you have a limited time to appeal. Without an attorney guiding your through the appeal process and presenting your case to the judge, it is usually very difficult to win the appeal. The social security lawyers at The Griffin Law Firm have successfully obtained social security disabled benefits again and again even when those benefits had first been denied.

The attorney fee is on a contingency meaning we do not get paid unless we win your case and collect back social security benefits for you. * This refers only to the attorney's fees and not to the charges for medical records or other expenses incurred.

Call us today for a free consultation toll free at 877-PAIN-LAW (877-724-6529). You may also contact us online.

Social Security Client Testimonial – Craig Harris (02/28/12)

In the beginning I had a social security claim, and I was having all kinds of problems with that claim. First I was denied when I first applied and then went through re-consideration. I was told (by social security) that if you were 51 years old I would have granted it today, but you just aren't old enough. Then I called The Griffin Law Firm, and they could not believe some of the stuff that I had been dealing with social security on. It was just pathetic how people were just telling me I wasn’t old enough even though they had my medical records showing I was injured, showing my MRI report. Once The Griffin Law Firm got involved it was a totally different story. I realized that people had been lying to me. The Griffin Law Firm told me, “we are going to win. Mr. Harris, we will get the victory.” Once they got it started all my worries went away. I was a mess. I didn't know which way to turn. I thought I didn't have a chance because of what these people had been telling me. The Griffin law firm knows the law, and they tell you what to expect. That’s the great thing about this, these are professional people, and they understand that the quote unquote "little man" does not always have to end up on the bottom. He can end up on top. Through their leadership and their representation I feel like we did it. We ended up on top. If you don't have a good lawyer, then you pretty much don't have a good chance. But if you have The Griffin Law Firm, then I feel you have the number one law firm because of what they did for me.