SSDI FOR VETERANS: GET THE EXTRA MONEY YOU HAVE EARNED

(HUNTSVILLE, AL) - ATTENTION VETERANS:  

Social Security disability benefits are not "welfare."  They are insurance benefits paid for by your years of military service and mandatory taxes deducted from your pay during your entire military career.

Now that you are disabled, you are entitled to a monthly benefit from Social Security.  This benefit is in addition to any VA retirement or VA disability benefit that you already receive, or will receive in the future.

How do you claim your SSDI benefits?  You must file an application with the Social Security Administration (SSA).  This is completely separate from the VA disability or retirement application.

Be aware that Social Security is different from VA benefits in several ways:

1.  There is no partial disability with SSDI:  it is all or none.

2.  Social Security rules state that you must be unable to perform any type of full-time work (under age 50) or unable to perform the kind of work you did during the previous 15 years (age 50 and over).  

3.  Up to two-thirds of Social Security claims will be denied at the initial (application) level.  These claims must be appealed within 60 days of denial.  The odds of winning on appeal are much better.

4.  You may need the assistance of a trained advocate or attorney for the best chance of getting your benefits, including the back pay to which you are entitled.  You may save a small fee by representing yourself, only to lose big money by failing to get all the benefits to which you are entitled.  What you don't know can, and probably will, hurt you.

5. An attorney or advocate cannot charge you a fee until 2 requirements are met:
     (a)  You win your claim and get paid, and
     (b)  You receive lump sum back pay

An attorney or advocate qualified for Direct Payment of Fees by the Social Security Administration will never ask you for money.  They will be paid directly by Social Security after your case has settled and you receive your money.

If you need a free consultation with no obligation, please call our Huntsville office:

The Forsythe Firm
7027 Old Madison Pike NW
Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
"Across From Bridge Street"
(256) 799-0297

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