A 35 year old claimant from Brooklyn with mental impairments retained us in March 2017, to apply for Social Security Disability (“SSD”) benefits. We successfully went to federal court twice to get the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) reversed. The second reversal ordered that the case be reassigned to a new ALJ.
On remand, the new ALJ accepted the opinions of the treating psychiatrists, and found the claimant was entitled to SSD benefits since 2016. It took five administrative hearings, two protracted federal court appeals, and over seven years, but the claimant finally obtained the outcome she desired.
This case was not a difficult case to approve as evidenced by the final decision. The decision was based on the same medical evidence that had been submitted five years ago. If the SSA wasn't fraught with analysts and adjudicators who are lazy and incompetent, and if so many of the SSA's rules and regulations weren't so outdated and nonsensical, then this case would have been approved seven years ago.
We don't give up on our clients if they have a medical problem with doctors who support their case and are willing to help. We truly care about our clients, and in many cases, such as this one, form a special bond with them. If you want an experienced disability attorney who is going to fight for you, please call our Melville, Long Island office for a free phone consultation.
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