Applying for Disability Benefits? Hire a California Lawyer near You

Acquiring a disability is one of the most difficult experiences a person can ever have in his entire lifetime. Fortunately, there are a number of benefits that may support his financial needs while recovering from the disability. These are more commonly known as disability benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is the federal government agency that offers the two most popular disability benefits in the country:

• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) – This disability benefit is offered to disabled employees who have contributed a certain amount of taxes from his employment salaries. SSDI benefits may be provided to the applicant if he acquires a disability that prevents him from doing any gainful activity.
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) – Unlike SSDI, SSI bases its benefits on an applicant’s disability and financial situation. The applicant may receive SSI claims if he is disabled, blind, or older than 65 years old.

The state of California is also offering disability benefits to qualified applicants. This insurance is called the State Disability Insurance (SDI) and is only available in 4 other states (New York, New Jersey, Hawaii and Rhode Island) aside from California. If you have a disability and you want to apply for disability benefits, you will definitely need legal expertise.

In California, there are various disability lawyers whom you can hire to help you with the legal processes of your disability benefit application. Here is a short list of options on how to find a disability lawyer:

• Search the Internet.
• Look for a certain disability group and request them to refer you to their lawyers.
• Call your relatives and friends.

Once you have hired a disability attorney to handle your disability application and claim, here are some of the things that he may perform:

• The disability benefits application.
• Gathering and storage of important documents and files.
• Appeals for a denied disability claim.
• Collection of disability benefits.

For a disabled individual, receiving disability benefits is definitely a necessity and at the same time a privilege.

However, you can not apply for such benefits alone because you need an experienced legal expert to handle complicated issues regarding your case. After you have chosen a disability lawyer, everything would eventually go according to plan.



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