Record details

• ISBN: 1572486414
• ISBN: 9781572486416
• Physical Description: xxii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
• Edition: 1st edition
• Publisher: Naperville, Ill. : Sphinx Pub., 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"A plain English guide to advancing your claim and receiving your benefits"--Cover.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Meet the Social Security Administration -- Defining disability -- Who is eligible to file? -- The sequential evaluation of disability -- Step 3 of the sequential evaluation : meeting or equaling the listings -- Step 4 of the sequential evaluation : can you do your past relevant work? -- Step 5 of the sequential evaluation : can you do any other work? -- When the grids do not apply -- Filing the initial claim -- Consultative examinations -- Developing your medical evidence : your doctor's role in obtaining benefits -- If you are denied : the first appeal -- If you are denied again : the second appeal -- Understanding the hearing letter and preparing for the hearing -- Requesting an on-the-record decision -- The hearing -- The waiting game : how do you survive? -- Favorable decisions -- Unfavorable decisions and your right to appeal -- Anatomy of a social security disability case -- Turning a losing decision into a victory -- Obtaining first-time benefits for children and adults with childhood disabilities -- Do I need an attorney?

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Disability evaluation > Law and legislation > United States.
Disability insurance > Law and legislation > United States.
Social security > Law and legislation > United States.

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