From applying to appealing, Levine Benjamin Law Firm has helped 80,000 people win disability benefits.
Denied Disability in Detroit? You Can Appeal
You live in Detroit, you can’t work after your health took a turn, and you apply for disability benefits. But after a while, you join a frustrated group—people who’ve been denied Social Security Disability.
You were counting on those monthly checks to survive.
Don’t give up. It’s not over.
Social Security denies most people. Recent numbers show they deny as many as 80 percent of initial applications. A strong Social Security appeal—put together by a skilled disability lawyer—is often how people win benefits.
Your first step after being denied Social Security Disability is to act fast. You have 60 days to start a Social Security appeal. Don’t miss the deadline!
Once you file your denied disability appeal, it’s often a long fight. It can include testifying in front of a Social Security administrative law judge—where it’s crucial to present your evidence and your arguments well.
At the Levine Benjamin Law Firm, we strongly recommend that you get a proven denied-disability lawyer. Social Security appeals are much more technical and complicated than applying was.
And get your disability lawyer as soon possible after you’re denied benefits, so they have time to build a strong disability appeal, and you move closer to benefits that let you live a more secure life.
Levine Benjamin has helped more than 80,000 people win Social Security Disability in Detroit and across Michigan.
We’re the top disability law firm in Michigan (and one of the top in the country), for winning the most total benefits for people in need. When they’re denied disability in Detroit, people come to us.
From applying to appealing, we help you every step of the way.
What would you like to do?
When Social Security brings medical experts to your disability hearing, Levine Benjamin Law Firm takes special care to see that you’re prepared.
What a Denied-Disability Lawyer Does for Your Social Security Appeal
During your disability appeal, Levine Benjamin attorneys take care of these steps:
- Analyzing your Social Security disability file
- Preparing your case and setting the strategy
- Gathering additional evidence from your doctors and medical providers
- Preparing you to testify at an administrative law hearing
- Making legal arguments before the judge
- Questioning medical and vocational experts who testify at your hearing
- Appealing your case at the federal court level if necessary
Your disability appeal hearing with a judge is the most critical stage of your case. It’s your best chance to present evidence in person and explain why you need Social Security Disability benefits.
Sometimes, Social Security brings in expert medical witnesses to testify at your hearing. They can hurt your chances of winning benefits. We know how to counter these witnesses.
When you get Levine Benjamin to help you appeal Social Security denials, you’ll always meet with an attorney before your hearing to help you get ready. At some firms, you’ll only see your lawyer on the day of your hearing.
We can also help if you were denied Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. We know how to win SSI appeals, from filling out SSI appeal forms to talking with a judge.
You can always have a conversation with our experienced disability lawyers in Detroit to see where you can go from here—there’s no bill for that.
And if you get Levine Benjamin on your disability benefits case, there’s no lawyer fee until you finally win benefits.
When you’re appealing a disability denial, Levine Benjamin Law Firm stays with you every step of the way
What Are the Steps of My Disability Appeal?
When you need to appeal a Social Security Disability denial, you’ll start by requesting a reconsideration.
These are the steps to appealing:
- Disability Reconsideration In this step, someone at Social Security who didn’t look at your initial application gives your file another review. A Levine Benjamin attorney can help you add new evidence for them to consider.
- Disability Hearing: If you’re turned down again after a reconsideration, Levine Benjamin will help you present your case to an administrative law judge. The wait for a hearing is typically long, but it’s your best chance to explain your needs in person.
- Appeals Council: If the judge turns you down, Levine Benjamin can ask the Appeals Council—a group within Social Security—to review your claim.
- Federal Court: If the Appeals Council still denies you, your next step is to go outside Social Security’s legal system and take your case to federal court. Levine Benjamin attorneys are experienced with federal court appeals.
One government study found that when you have a representative like a lawyer with you at your disability hearing, you’re almost three times more likely to get a favorable decision from the ALJ.
Don’t hesitate to fight for the support that you deserve. You worked and paid taxes so you would be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
Let us help you fortify your financial future.
A Social Security Disability reconsideration, the first step in appealing a disability denial, means filing more forms with Social Security.
What Happens in My Social Security Disability Reconsideration?
Asking for a reconsideration means sending in new forms to Social Security. And it’s a chance to add new medical evidence about your health problems to your file.
This is all done with paperwork. You won’t meet with anyone in person.
You need to look closely at your original application for disability benefits, and why you were denied.
The goal of your disability appeal is to correct any weaknesses in your application.
It helps to work with an experienced disability attorney, because they know what you need and don’t need in the information you send to appeal Social Security denials.
But you need to brace yourself for a difficult process.
The vast majority of people who request disability reconsiderations still get denied.
Your best chance to win disability benefits on appeal may be your next step—talking to a disability judge.