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| LUTHENS LAW OFFICES |
| Des Moines Office |
| West Towers Building , Suite 206-24 |
| 1200 Valley West Drive |
| West Des Moines, Iowa 50266 |
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| Luthens Law Building |
| Eight West Howard Street |
| Colfax, Iowa 50054 |
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| Telephone: (866) 579-3816 |
| Email: info@luthenslaw.com |
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| The workers compensation & personal injury claims and settlement attorneys at the Luthens Law Offices, P.C. are dedicated to serve their clients in central Iowa, including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo and Burlington , and the communities that make up Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story, Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black Hawk, and Des Moines counties. |
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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY | BACK TO PRACTICE AREAS
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I. General Information about Social Security Disability
II. Disability Eligibility
III. Filing for Social Security Disability
A. When to File for Social Security Disability
B. Where to File for Social Security Disability
C. How to File for Social Security Disability
D. After the Claim is Filed
IV. The Decision Process
V. Appeals
VI. Social Security Disability Benefits
A. Social Security Disability Programs
1. Personal Disability
2. Disabled Widow's and Widower's benefits
3. Disabled Adult Child Benefits
B. Supplemental Security Income benefits
1. Personal Benefits
2. Supplemental Security Income Child's Disability
VII. Federal Law Regarding "Disability"
A. Earning Tests
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Appeals
Nearly 64% of all initial Social Security Disability claims are denied. When this happens, you have the right to appeal this decision. These statistics are obtained from the Social Security website and based on the numbers of denials per 100 cases. The next step is to go to the hearings and appeals program for the Social Security Administration (SSA), which is administered by the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR). These are conducted by Administrative Law Judges (ALJs).
From there, the Appeals Council considers appeals from hearing decisions, and acts as the final level of administrative review for the Social Security Administration. At this point, there is about a 20% chance of having a claim approved according to 2005 case averages. The last resort is appealing to the federal courts. Of the 64 of 100 case average denials, only 25 of the 64 cases denied are appealed, and 68% of these are eventually approved. Social Security Disability attorneys experienced with your specific type of case will be able to guide your through all levels of the appeals process with the least amount of delays.
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| Ames, Iowa Attorney practicing in Iowa primarily in Workers' Compensation & Personal Injury. Lawyers at Luthens Law Office, P.C. are dedicated to serve their clients in Iowa, including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo, Adel, Marshalltown, Pella, Decorah, Knoxville, Eldora, Johnston, Ankeny, and Burlington
, and the communities that make up Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story, Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black Hawk, Dallas, Marshall, Marion, Winneshiek, Madison, Hardin and Des Moines counties. |
