Minnesota & Wisconsin Social Security Disability Experts

If you have a disability, then you may be eligible for Social Security Disability (SSD or SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.  In order to receive these benefits, the Social Security Administration requires that you prove you are unable to work due to a medical condition that will last for at least one year in duration, or that will ultimately result in death.  Our expert attorneys and staff have years of experience in helping you obtain the medical support you need.

We know that the applying for benefits and proving your claim can be extremely difficult and frustrating.  Any mistakes in your application and failure to meet certain deadlines and complete paperwork required by the Social Security Administration can delay your receipt of benefits or in the worst case scenario lose your case.

Statistics clearly show that you are more likely to win your case with the help of a skilled disability attorney. The attorneys and staff at Minnesota Disability are ready to assist you with you claim.  You may question whether you can afford a disability attorney.  Minnesota Disability will never charge a fee unless you win.  Though we do not provide free help with Social Security cases, should we agree to represent you, we will never ever charge a fee unless you win your case.  After our client wins we are usually paid a limited fee by Social Security out of our client’s past due benefits. The fee is limited to twenty-five percent of the past due benefits with a limit by Social Security. If there are no past due benefits then we do not charge anything for our legal services.

Please contact attorney Tom Atkinson at Minnesota Disability today at 651-333-3636 or toll free at 800-933-5619 or visit our website www.mndisability.  We represent clients in disability claims in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota.  Call Today!

Minnesota Social Security Disability Lawyers. I'm Confused, Who Should I Choose?

Your doctor, family members or even you have come to realization that you may never be able to return to work due to a serious injury or illness.  For years you have been unknowingly paying FICA "insurance" to protect you should health conditions prevent you from continuing to work.  YES we all have this deducted from our paychecks without even knowing it in most cases.  Please try not to be embarrassed because nobody in our office will shame you for your difficulties.  Instead contact an experienced Minnesota social security disability attorney with Minnesota Disability.

Our social security disability lawyers are experienced in helping individuals plead their disability cases and can help steer your application in the right direction regardless of whether you have never applied for benefits or even if your claim has been denied.  The attorneys at Minnesota Disability are licensed and experienced lawyers rather than merely representatives.  We promise to speak honestly with you about whether you claim has a high probability of success.  Don't fall for disability mills that advertise on daytime or evening TV and who take just about ever application that comes their way regardless of the merits.  We have a very high success rate because we provide one on one attention to every disability claim in our office.  Contact our office today to schedule a FREE consultation with one of our lawyers.  We represent individuals throughout Minnesota and in all neighboring states.  Please visit us at www.mndisability.com or call today at 651-332-8717.

Expediting Your Social Security Disability Application

News Release

Social Security Fast-Track Disability Processes Get Even Faster 

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the agency has published final rules that will further reduce the time it takes to decide applications for disability benefits from those persons with the most severe disabilities—a process that currently takes less than two weeks on average.  The new rules allow disability examiners to make fully favorable determinations for adult cases under the agency’s Quick Disability Determination (QDD) and Compassionate Allowance (CAL) processes without medical or psychological consultant approval.  It also will help the agency process cases more efficiently as it will give medical and psychological consultants more time to work on complex cases where their expertise is most needed.

“The new rules we are publishing today will help us get disability benefits to the most severely disabled Americans even faster,” Commissioner Astrue said.  “This year, more than 100,000 people benefited from our fast-track disability processes and received decisions in a matter of days rather than the months and years it can sometimes take.  I am pleased that our fast-track processes will now be even faster and help speed much needed benefits to our most vulnerable citizens.”
Under Social Security’s QDD process, a predictive computer model analyzes specific data within the electronic disability file to identify cases where there is a high likelihood that the claimant is disabled and we can quickly obtain medical evidence.  The CAL process currently identifies 88 specific diseases and conditions that clearly qualify for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and can be fast-tracked.

The final rules, 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416, can be accessed through the Federal Register on-line at www.regulations.gov.  They will be effective on November 12, 2010.