GAO STUDY ON SSDI DISABILITY

In 2017 an agency of the US government, the General Accounting Office (GAO) ,performed a study on Social Security disability. Some topics examined were: Why is it so difficult to get SSDI? What factors are considered in new claims? What type of new claims are likely to be approved?

The GAO report found 3 things that affect a claimant's chance for approval:

1. Age

2. Type of Impairment

3. Representation

According to the GAO, claimants with representatives were almost 3X as likely to be awarded benefits as those without representatives.

This seems to make it very unwise to try for Social Security disability benefits without professional representation. The odds of approval are already low. Go in without representation and your odds fall through the basement!

The good news? You can get top notch representation on a contingency basis: you win and get past due benefits, or you pay nothing at all. Your attorney's fee is based on success--not on how much work he/she works. You only pay for success.