Whether you’ve had your application denied already or whether you’re hesitating to apply for the first time, a New Mexico Social Security Disability lawyer can help you get the benefits you’re entitled to.
A New Mexico Disability lawyer from Marc Whitehead & Associates can help at any stage of applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). We work on contingency fees, so there is no upfront cost.
Our attorneys have over 120 years of combined experience. Schedule a free consultation today to find out how we can help you get the SSDI benefits you spent years working for.
How a New Mexico Social Security Disability Attorney Can Help You
Regardless of what stage in the application process you’re at, our New Mexico Social Security Disability lawyers can assist you by:
- Helping you complete all the Social Security Administration (SSA) paperwork
- Evaluating your medical history and suggesting further tests to support your claim
- Answering your Social Security questions
- Identifying grounds for appeal, such as a misapplication of regulations or evidentiary errors
- Acquiring documentation of your physical or mental illness
- Developing persuasive medical and expert evidence
- Presenting solid legal arguments
- Meeting critical deadlines, including the 60-day appeal deadline
- Preparing you for hearings
- Providing you with dedicated representation through every stage of the application and appeals process
- Forcefully questioning medical and vocational professionals
- Cross-examining unfavorable experts to challenge their claims that you can still work
- Litigating your appeal, if necessary
For a free legal consultation with a Disability lawyer serving New Mexico, call 800-562-9830
What Conditions Qualify for Social Security Disability?
To determine whether you have one of the conditions that qualify you for Disability, you should review the Social Security Administration’s Listing of Impairments.
A few examples of general or specific conditions that often qualify for SSDI include:
- Severe cardiovascular system disease
- Musculoskeletal disorders (such as inflammatory arthritis)
- Hematological disorders
- Neurological disorders (like epilepsy or a traumatic brain injury)
- Endocrine diseases (such as thyroid disease)
- Cancer
- Multiple sclerosis
- Digestive, gastrointestinal, and liver disease
- Multiple system congenital disorders
- Genitourinary disorders
- Respiratory diseases
- Skin diseases
- Mental disorders (including bipolar disorder or depressive disorder)
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Why Are So Many SSDI Claims Denied?
The approval rate for Social Security Disability benefits is incredibly low, around 38% for first–time applicants. There are many reasons for this, ranging from benign to ruthless.
Here are a few reasons why so many SSDI claims get denied and how the experienced attorneys at Marc Whitehead & Associates can help you beat the odds.
Complicated Process
The application and appeals processes are both extremely complicated, and it’s easy to make mistakes that will result in your application or appeal being rejected.
Our experienced attorneys don’t spend time working on personal injury or wrongful death cases–our entire focus has always been exclusively on Disability cases, so we’re quite familiar with SSDI and how to help our clients get their claims approved.
Lack of Proof
Often, people applying for Social Security Disability don’t include enough medical proof of their disability because they don’t understand what’s required.
We can help ensure you ask your doctors the right questions, get the right tests, and include all the proper medical documentation to prove to the SSA that you are, in fact, disabled and unable to work.
Insufficient Work History
To qualify for SSDI, you generally must have worked for at least five of the last 10 years. If you either haven’t worked enough or failed to include enough proof of your work history, that can be grounds for having your SSDI application denied.
Earning Too Much Money
The SSA has very strict limits on how much money you can make and still qualify for benefits. These limits are so low that we recommend our clients don’t work at all while trying to qualify for SSDI.
Technical Errors
Sometimes, something as simple as failing to sign in the right place or missing part of the application is enough to have your entire claim dismissed.
Our lawyers can review your application before you send it, ensuring there are no errors.
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How Much Does a Social Security Disability Lawyer in New Mexico Cost?
At Marc Whitehead & Associates, we understand that you’re applying for SSDI because you’re unable to work, which is likely causing you to struggle financially.
We don’t want to add to your financial stress, so we work on a contingency fee basis. This means we’ll take a percentage of the money we get for you and nothing until then.
Since you don’t have to pay us out of pocket, our initial consultations are truly free of charge, so call us today.
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Schedule a Free Consultation With a New Mexico Social Security Disability Lawyer
No matter where you’re at in the application or appeals process for SSDI, an experienced New Mexico Social Security Disability lawyer from Marc Whitehead & Associates can help you get the benefits you spent years paying for.
Our attorneys have more than 120 years of combined experience focusing on Disability cases, so schedule a free consultation today and let us help you.
Call or text 800-562-9830 or complete a Free Case Evaluation form