I am sure you have heard that you do not need a Louisiana Social Security Disability Lawyer to win your disability case. Well, you heard right.
An often asked question is “Do I really need a representative for my Social Security Disability case?” After all, many people claim to have received benefits on their own – you can probably do it as well – right?
Except of course, if you are one of the over 65.5% (based on the 2020 Social Security Statistical Report) of disabled workers who have their social security disability claim denied initially.
Can You Win Disability Without a Lawyer?
It is possible to get Social Security Disability without a lawyer, but it won’t be easy. There’s going to be a lot of red tape.
Most of our social welfare policies are designed in such a way where they’re a lot more concerned about preventing people who aren’t eligible from accessing benefits than ensuring that those who are eligible actually receive them. We’re fixated on fraud and abuse, which is extremely low in social welfare programs — something like 1 to 2 percent of cases. And even then, it’s not what people mean when they think of “fraud and abuse.” It’s mostly people making mistakes because they didn’t understand eligibility rules.The problem with this unjustified obsession with fraud and abuse is that it means 20 to 30 percent of people are unable to access these programs even when they’re clearly eligible for them, because they’ve created all these administrative burdens designed to target people they don’t want on the programs. So it’s a huge disconnect in terms of trying to meet the broader goals of these programs. –Pamela Herd, author of Administrative Burden: Policymaking by Other Means
The statistics show that once your Louisiana Social Security Disability claim reaches the hearing level (or above), you have a significant increase in the odds of being found disabled.
Why is this? While I do not know for sure, I suspect it is because this is the stage that Social Security attorneys get involved and help their clients get benefits.
In 2020, at the hearing level, greater than 54% of claimants were awarded Social Security disability benefits.
So while you may not need a Social Security Disability Lawyer, you may want to get one to help you navigate through the system and improve your chances of obtaining benefits.
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FREE Confidential Case Review (985) 240-9773Should I Hire a Lawyer Before Applying for Disability?
A study by the Government Accounting Office found typical adults who had representation, by attorneys or others, had a three times better chance of receiving benefits than those who applied on their own! This means your chances improve by 300% if you have a skilled, disability representative on your side presenting your case.
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FREE Confidential Case Review (985) 240-9773Here are some other interesting tidbits from the study:
Age is an important factor! Those 55 and older were allowed 4.3 times higher than those 35 years old.
Type of Impairment is important! Those with heart failure or MS were allowed 4-5 times more often than those with asthma.
Type of claim important! SSDI claims were allowed 1.7 times more often than SSI claims.
The entire report is interesting but the main takeaway is this: I’m no mathematician but I’ll take a 300% better chance any day of the week. What about you?
