P.O. Box 928, Abita Springs, LA 70420
Phone: (504) 909-4151 FAX: (985) 892-9847
Electronic mail: Disability Claims
Nan White-Price
When does a claimant need the support of a claimant representative to document disability with the Social Security Administration?
It is useful to look, again, at the table introduced on the previous page in order to answer this question.
The Three-Step Procedure to a Fair Evaluation of Disability
STEPS
PROCEDURE
REVIEWED BY
LIKELY OUTCOME
Step 1
Application
Social Security
Denial
Step 2
Reconsideration
Social Security
Denial
Step 3
Court Hearing
Administrative Law Judge*
Dependent upon evidence**
There is no agreement among claimants, claimant representatives, or NOSSCR about the answer to this question except to note that there is absolute agreement that a claimant should not proceed into Step 3 without the assistance of a claimant representative.
Aside from this consensus, a claimant should follow his or her own preferences about when to enlist assistance.
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