Win your social security disability case :
by Berkley, Benjamin. frey50
Series: Sphinx legal Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Sphinx Pub., (Naperville, Ill. :) , 2008 Physical details: xxii, 344 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN:9781572486416 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1572486414 (pbk. : alk. paper).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 300 - 399 | Book Cart | 344.7302 Ber (Browse shelf) | Available | 93456 |
Includes index.
"A plain English guide to advancing your claim and receiving your benefits"--Cover.
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?