"How To Prepare For Your Social Security Disability Hearing"

Thanks for placing your trust in us to help you win your benefits.  I'm in hopes that the tips and strategies you will receive in this course will take the confusion out of what to expect and what to do while you are waiting for a hearing.

Disclaimer:   These are tips based on helping over 11,000 get approved.  They are not guarantee's thus I'm will not be held responsible in any way for your case outcome.   

Expectations:
Realistically, there are no guaranteed way to speed up the wait for a hearing.  Having a strategy to survive this time is the best advice I can offer.   Thus, I encourage you to understand that there is little, if anything, that can be done but wait.

How to estimate your hearing date:

This entire course is time sensitive and based you providing us with your hearing date.

To do so following directions in the video to estimate your hearing date or get your hearing date from your lawyer or contact us to help you estimate your hearing date.

1. Estimate date: We estimated your wait time based on the back log that  SSA forecast on this SSA website.

  https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html

2. Enter date:  Once your estimated hearing date click here or on the web site below and enter the date.  

       https://xz139.infusionsoft.com/app/form/memberwaitforhearing

What to do while you wait:

(1) Read our e-mail.
Be on the lookout for emails with this in the subject line:   Waiting for disability hearing:
These emails will have what to-do-steps and easy ways for you to update us on your condition(s).

(2) Continue your treatment:
Remember that we need to prove that you are being treated for condition(s) that do not allow you to work.  

(3) Get Doctor support:
If you have doctors who have not yet completed the support form or any new doctors, this is the time to work on getting this evidence in your case file.  Click here to see doctor support video and forms:    

Tips:  
(1) If you have a representative suggest that you do not send any information to SSA or answer any questions if they call do not answer it, but rather refer it to your representative to handle.  

(2) Working while waiting what you should know.
Reminders: You will receive an e-mail from us at least once every 60 days during your wait for a hearing.

Use the 60 day reminder as an opportunity to update your representative on these items below. Even if nothing has changed, we would like to know.  Keep a copy of your updates for you case file and be be prepared to bring to your hearing.

Examples of what you should update your representative on:

  - Changes in your condition

  - You've been hospitalized

  - Seeing a new doctor

  - Moved

  - Received a notice from SSA that requires action

  - Your treatment plan has changed 

It's really helpful for representatives to know if there has been a change that will impact your case. It's our pleasure to help you get your benefits approved.

The Disability Digest team