"Go on a journey with Avi Leibovic, Esq. as the disability expert teaches readers how to win their claim for Social Security disability benefits. With over 25 years of experience, you will learn how to file a case, what to do, what NOT to do and where to seek help, as well as how to win the case - very easily. Inside, you will find tips of the trade, as well as helpful advice and how-to instructions which await your perusal. 101 easy-to-follow tips ensure you not only file your disability claim the 'proper' way, but also how to win the first time around! This book is a required roadmap for everyone who has applied or is thinking about applying for disability benefits. It takes you from the starting line of the application to the victory line of receiving your payments!"
The authors' intention in writing this book - the first volume in a new series - is to help you and your family keep your Social Security Disability Benefits. Many of you have used legal help in the past when you were trying to get your benefits, but with Continuing Disability Reviews, it's difficult to find an attorney. Jerrold Zivic (along with his son Aaron) put their 30+ years of knowledge to use helping you keep your Social Security Disability Benefits. PRAISE FOR JERROLD ZIVIC AND HIS WORK: Working with Mr. Zivic over the past 25 yrs has proven to be very rewarding. In my position as a claim representative, one of my responsibilities is to refer disabled employees to a fair and responsive SSD representative. Mr. Zivic proved time and time again his extensive knowledge in the field of SSD. My disabled employees always found him eager to do his very best representation so they would obtain the very best results. Thank-you Mr. Zivic for always giving 110% to your clients! --- Betty A - LTD Benefit Specialist I would like to take this opportunity to tell you that Mr. Zivic was a superb attorney. He was most helpful, sympathetic and sincere person anyone in my position could have hoped for to represent me. It was indeed a very nerve racking, emotional and trying time. He was simply brilliant n his ability to calm my nerve and fears to handle this case in a most professional manner. To put it simply - he's the greatest. --- Peter R I would just like to say thank you! So very much for all of your time and effort, that you gave me. Also for all of your diligence and patience. Once again I thank you for all of your courtesy I love you guys a lot and will always remember you. Mr. Zivic thank you! G-d bless you always! --- Patricia H
UPDATED FOR 2014! Co-authored by a former Social Security Judge, this book is a how-to manual for (non-blind) disabled adult claimants who are applying for Social Security Disability or SSI benefits and whose claims are at the initial application level. A recent study revealed that about 6 of every 10 disability applications were denied at the initial level. Even worse, only about 1 in 4 of those denied claims ever was won on appeal. In other words, if you don't win at the initial level, there's only about a 1 in 4 chance you ever will! You need to make your strongest case at the initial application level, where your chances of winning are best. But how? First, you need to understand the process. Most of what claimants do at the initial application stage is answer questions on forms. Unassisted and virtually blindfolded, most applicants answer Social Security's questions incorrectly, inadequately, incompletely, or inappropriately. Too often, this leads to an undeserved denial. This book shows how to respond to each question on Social Security's 4 major forms, so you can maximize your chances of winning at the initial application level, when your chances of winning are greatest. Second, you need to take action. Many claimants take a wait-and-see approach: They wait until Social Security denies the claim at least once before they try to understand the process or get help. But by then, it's often too late. For those claimants, the best chance of winning is gone. And they may have damaged their claims beyond repair by giving inaccurate, uninformed, or incomplete answers. We wrote The Wilborn Method to help disabled people understand and complete Social Security's forms so they maximize their chances of winning at the initial application level. A self-help Social Security disability book should show you what you have to do to win your case! That is what this book does. We explain the disability process and the rules for proving you're disabled. We start with 11 chapters explaining the basics you need to know as you start the disability claim process. Then we guide you, question-by-question, through Social Security's 4 major forms. We answer three questions you must ask yourself when you read the questions on Social Security's forms: 1) Why is Social Security asking these specific questions? 2) How will Social Security use the answers? and 3) How much detail does Social Security need? We show you how to answer each question so you give a complete and accurate picture of your impairments, your limitations, your education, and your work history. We explain which of Social Security's questions aren't really asking what they appear to be asking, and we explain how to avoid getting trapped in wrong or inconsistent answers. For Social Security, the third party witness questionnaire can be a rich source of contradictions-contradictions that often are used to deny claims. We discuss ways to make this questionnaire work for you, instead of against you. To prove you're disabled, you must have medical evidence. We explain what your doctors should and should not do to help prove you're disabled. We even have two forms you can use to get useful and meaningful opinions from your doctors. The value of our guidance doesn't end at the initial application level. If you have to appeal your case, these forms stay in the record for as long as your case is appealed! At the hearing level, Social Security's judges look carefully at the answers on the initial level forms. They use careless or uninformed answers on these forms to deny disability claims. Giving inadequate answers on Social Security's initial level forms hurts more than your chances of winning early-it also can cripple your chances of winning later. Whether or not you hire a representative to help you, if you follow the instructions in The Wilborn Method, you'll avoid common mistakes that may harm your case. You'll also give the necessary details to improve your chances of winning quickly.
64% of all SSDI applications are denied. Learn how to beat the odds with Get Your Disability Benefits Now, a how-to book that teaches you how to write a complete SSDI package that greatly enhances your chance of winning. The book takes you through the SSDI application question-by-question with explanations of the questions and examples of correct answers. It teaches you which questions are critical, how to write powerful answers, mistakes to avoid and tactics which give the Social Security Administration what they need to know and want to hear. You'll learn how to prove your case with objective medical and non-medical evidence and strategic answers that make the difference between winning and losing your claim for benefits. Complete your application as you read the step-by-step instructions. For those already in the appeals cycle there is a chapter that teaches you how to file a second claim while your first claim remains in the appeals cycle. It's called "Earn benefits While You Wait. You literally can win your second claim before your third appeal is heard. David Budlin, AOL's top guru on SSDI and a 27 year veteran of Social Security Disability Office states, "This book is full of information that should be of great assistance to anyone who intends to file for Social Security Disability benefits and wants to take a proactive approach to the application process. It has many tips which can enable applicants to streamline the process and get a decision in significantly less time than average. Many Social Security forms are discussed throughout the book and helpful hints on completing them are presented." There is an accompanying Resource CD can be purchased at www.SSDI-Help.com for $4.95. It has PDF files for the application and all supplemental forms, templates for answers that are too long in Word format that duplicate the layout of the application, the Appendices and the Worksheets that are referenced in the book.
The Ultimate Guide for Social Security Disability Benefits motivates you step-by-step through the complete Social Security Disability process. With more than 15 years experience successfully advocating for Social Security Disability claimants, I expose my secret industry advantages to you. I inform you what the Social Security Administration and attorneys do not want you to know. My helpful attorney practice tips, hyperlinks to applicable Social Security regulations and listings, vocational rules, and other relative information provided you excellent guidance for disability case preparation. My guide enables you to navigate through the Social Security disability process with ease. My six processes, attorney tips, hyperlinks, and materials provide additional information to help you win your case. The Guide is an informational resource for those who seek an understanding of the Social Security Disability process and desire to present a Social Security Disability case without an attorney.
More people are denied SSI and Social Security Disability than are allowed benefits the first time they apply. This includes children and adults. Appeals can take a year or more. In a simplified step by step guide Mike Davis gives disability applicants the crucial information they need to know and exactly what to do to make the best case the first time around. A former SSI and Social Security Disability Claims Examiner, the author has worked on over 4000 cases over a seven-year period. "Too often I have had to deny a claim when I thought there was a genuine disability, but the case was not complete enough to render a favorable decision. What I have tried to do in this book is give the reader the information needed to present his or her case fully, accurately, and in the best possible light. I believe this will increase the chances of a favorable decision dramatically." Here is the inside scoop on what the decision-makers are really looking for and how you can help them to get it.
Here's how YOU can avoid the mistakes that cause many disability claims to be wrongly denied. Did you know that more than half of those who apply for Social Security or SSI disability and receive a medical decision are eventually APPROVED? However, it is also true that only about 35% of people filing for benefits are approved the first time they apply. This means that many cases are denied the first time and then approved after filing an appeal. Why are so many claims denied the first time? In many cases, the initial application is just not filled out correctly. No matter how severe your medical problems are, if you don't explain them well enough and provide the right information when you apply, your claim can be denied. As a former Social Security Claims Representative who recently retired after 25 years of handling disability claims, the author of this book can offer you the benefit of his experience by walking you step-by-step through the application process. In this simple, easy to follow, no-nonsense guide, Charles Richfield focuses on what you really need to know as a claimant for disability. He does not waste your time with useless information about the history of Social Security, and does his best not to confuse you with unnecessary details about rules, regulations and exceptions that don't apply to most people applying for benefits; this is NOT a training manual! You will learn and understand: -The basic types of disability benefits and how to qualify for them -How the medical decision is made -How to decide if you need a lawyer -What you need to do even BEFORE you file the application -How to go about filing your own application without even coming into an office -What you need to know about applying in person or by phone -What you need to do while your application is waiting for a medical decision -What to expect if your application is approved -The best ways to file effective appeal requests that will maximize your chances of being approved In addition, the author has included a Special Bonus Section near the end of the book which not only gives you expert advice about filling out the medical and work history sections of the Adult Disability Report; it also explains how you can find out EXACTLY what kinds of medical records and test results the examiner will be looking for according to the type of illness or injury you have. That information alone could help you provide the examiner with the proof needed to approve your claim! If you or someone you know is unable to work because of injury or illness, don't wait! You can lose hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars in disability benefits if you wait too long to apply-it happens to other people much too often. File that application as soon as you can, but also make sure you fill it out THE RIGHT WAY from the start! This book will help you to do just that.
