How to Apply
Securing Your SSD Takes 4 Steps
Be Strategic
It’s important to file your claim at the ideal time for you, given your particular circumstances, and to ensure you are aware of any financial consequences of securing benefits.
Disability claims have a reputation for being impossible to win, but 80% of our clients have secured their benefits. What separates our clients from the average person applying?
A plan.
Complete your free case evaluation with Disability Hero – talk to a lawyer within minutes and find out what decisions set you up for success.
What We’ll Handle for You
Medical records relating to disabling condition
Employment work history information, including titles, descriptions, and dates
Any worker’s compensation information (date of injury, claim number, settlement agreement, etc.)
It’s documentation time!
Even in cases that seem open-and-shut, sure-to-win, the devil’s in the details with SSD claims.
Every word matters in your claim, and because our network of lawyers has handled 10,000+ claims (with an 80% success rate!), you get expert, fast-tracked guidance to make your case clear and compelling.
Main Tasks
If you’re considering filling out the application on your own, remember that the majority of initial applications are denied (65%) and a history of denials makes it harder to secure your benefits.
We have a 98% success rate with
fighting for SSD benefits for our clients.
Denial? Hearing?
If the initial claim is successful (one of those 35%), you will receive a notice in the mail. If not, you’ll receive a denial. At that point, your Disability Hero-connected lawyer will choose the best timing for a hearing and will work to tweak your paperwork.
If you’ve been applying without our team on the case, we can swoop in to help anytime.
The decision
If your claim is successful, you will receive a decision within two to four months through the mail, prepared by the court where you were heard.
Friendly Reminder
If you are approved for benefits, make sure you are not receiving too much “earned income” to continue to qualify for SSD.