The Federal government under the Social Security Administration (SSA) is providing social security disability benefits. To apply for social security disability benefits, the claimant must meet certain criteria put forth by the SSA. The social security benefits are even applicable to those employees who are covered under the Federal Employees Retirement Systems or FERS program that was introduced in 1984. However, until 1984, employment by the Federal government was under the provisions of Civil Service Retirement System or CSRS as these employees are not under the regulations of Social Security but was covered under the Medicare Program.  All these issues related with the Social Security benefits can be tackled well if the concerned claimant hires a social security disability attorney.

A social security disability attorney has experience with handling all types of disability cases. If the concerned claimant is disabled and is unable to work then it becomes quite necessary or critical for the claimant to pursue a claim under the Social Security Disability (SSD) or Social Security Income (SSI) based on the disability and get it filed immediately. This is necessary because of the fact that disability claims often take a very long time to be processed and there are very rare cases when these claims have been processed quickly. The social security disability attorney is capable of avoiding hardships created by filing too late.

Claimants who are novice about the SSD/SSI legalities usually experience unnecessary difficulties, as they are not able to adopt for the long periods involved. Hiring a social security disability attorney would result in the claimant being guided by the SSD attorney on every step required for claiming the disability benefits. Before hiring a social security disability attorney, the claimant is required to look for a social security attorney who is well experienced in handling all types of disability cases. The claimant must investigate whether the concerned social security disability attorney is knowledgeable about the social security system and understands what it takes to win social security disability benefits for their clients. In brief, a social security disability attorney would do the following things for the claimant or his/her client and these are:

• Helping in filling up the initial application: A social security disability attorney will help the claimant in filling out the initial application. The SSD attorney would develop the claim based on his/her client (claimant) work history, age, impairments, and how the concerned claimant has reached the point of being unable to work. The social security disability attorney would also assist in obtaining the medical evidence necessary to support the claim.
• Reconsideration: The social security disability attorney would also help the claimant in handling the request for reconsideration during which the concerned claimant's claim is reviewed again by the Disability Determination Services or DDS.
• Appeal/Hearing: The claimant has a period of 60 days to request a hearing and hiring a social security disability attorney at the time or stage of appeal or hearing is necessary. Hiring a social security disability attorney would be beneficial at the stage of appeal or hearing as the chances of winning the SSD claims are enhanced.