| If a person is injured or experiences the effects of | | | | that additional documentation is needed. He or she |
| disability to the point that he or she can no longer work, | | | | may request another examination or a hearing to |
| the individual may consider filing for disability benefits | | | | determine if the injury warrants disability coverage. |
| from the Social Security Administration. Such benefits | | | | In addition, the examiner may look at an individual's |
| may help assist a disabled individual pay for living | | | | work-history and other factors that contribute to the |
| expenses, medical bills, and other necessary items to | | | | approval or denial of benefits. When all of the factors |
| maintain a normal lifestyle. For each applicant, there is a | | | | are put together, he or she may make a |
| specific application process that he or she must go | | | | recommendation as to whether the application should |
| through to get approval for benefits. | | | | be accepted or denied. |
| When a person files for disability benefits, the | | | | In the event of a denial of benefits, the applicant should |
| application is usually forwarded to a local Disability | | | | not despair. As mentioned before, the disability |
| Determination Services (DDS) office for review. The | | | | examiner performs an initial review of the application |
| person who is in charge of making the initial | | | | and simply makes a recommendation to the SSA. If |
| determinations is called the disability examiner. It is | | | | you feel your application has been wrongly denied, you |
| important to note that the DDS office is simply | | | | may choose to pursue an appeal of the decision and |
| responsible for reviewing applications, examining claims, | | | | may eventually gain the compensation that you require. |
| and making recommendations to the SSA. The final | | | | Many individuals find that it is helpful to turn to an |
| decision ultimately falls with the SSA when it comes to | | | | experienced Social Security disability attorney for help |
| approving and rejecting claims. | | | | with appeals claims and disability hearings. If you would |
| The role of the disability examiner is to review the | | | | like to know more about applying for disability through |
| application to make sure it is complete and has been | | | | the SSA or appealing a disability decision, visit the |
| filled out accurately. The examiner may review medical | | | | website of the Social Security disability attorneys of |
| records submitted with the application and may decide | | | | the Charles D. Hankey Law Office, P.C. |