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Social Security Disability Benefits– Attorneys Serving Wilmington, North Carolina and New Hanover County

At Mako and Associates, we are committed to protecting the rights of individuals who have been seriously injured and to helping them obtain compensation for lost wages, medical expenses, and pain and suffering. If you have suffered or developed a physical or mental condition that prevents you from working and earning an income, you may be eligible to receive social security disability benefits. Our attorneys, lawyers in New Hanover County serving Wilmington and all of southeastern North Carolina, have helped many people secure the compensation they are entitled to receive for their disabilities. 

Social Security Disability Benefits
Requirements for Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Social Security Disability Benefits

Social security disability (SSD) benefits are intended for those who have worked for a number of years and are now unable to work due to a physical or mental disability. Although the Social Security Administration has designed this program to help individuals who are in need, the application process to receive benefits can be confusing, time-consuming, and difficult. In addition, many applicants are denied social security disability benefits even though they have legitimate claims. 

The social security disability attorneys at our practice know how to help individuals navigate through this often-challenging process. We help individuals collect all of the necessary paperwork and information that they need, including detailed medical reports, records of doctor visits, and treatment histories. We also help applicants fill out all of the necessary forms accurately and correctly so that they can be approved and start receiving social security disability benefits immediately after their first application. Our lawyers can also help those whose claims have been denied receive social security disability benefits upon appeal. If the Social Security Administration has denied your claim, it’s important to contact a social security disability lawyer as soon as possible because appeals must filed within 60 days.

If you are unable to work as a result of an auto accident, medical malpractice, or other type of personal injury, our attorneys can help ensure that you receive social security disability benefits in addition to receiving compensation from the party responsible for your injuries. If you’ve been injured while on the job, you may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits.

Requirements for Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

You are eligible to receive social security disability benefits if you meet the following requirements:

1. You have worked and paid social security taxes for a certain period of time, depending upon your age.
2.  You have suffered an injury that has left you disabled, or is expected to leave you disabled, for at least one year.
3. Your injury or disability prevents you from performing the same job that you did before.
4. Your injury or disability also prevents you from doing other types of work that you would otherwise be able to do, based on your education, past work experience, transferable skills, age, and other factors.

If you meet all of these conditions to receive social security disability benefits, the lawyers at Mako & Associates can help ensure that your claim is not denied.

Contact Our Social Security Disability Benefits Lawyers Serving Wilmington and all of southeastern North Carolina.

If you have suffered a disability and are unable to work, our social security disability lawyers serving Wilmington and all of southeastern North Carolina can build an effective case on your behalf. Contact the social security disability and benefits attorneys at Mako & Associates for help in collecting the compensation that you are eligible and entitled to receive.

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