"Hi Mr. Moore,
I have a few questions. There is a middle-aged man on my caseload whose mother is retiring and applied for her disabled adult child to receive SS disability payments from her account. He already receives SSI. He was denied benefits because disability was not proved. Does Social Security disability check with SSI to see when SSI determined disability?
A Social Security representative told the mother that an appeal was already opened by Imagine! and that the mother should work with us on the appeal. In fact, Imagine! has not yet filed for appeal. I think that Imagine! should formally file for appeal as his rep. payee for SSI. Do you think this is the best approach or should the mother/guardian file the appeal?
Social Security denial letter states they contacted Imagine! for eligibility information where in fact the Mental Health department of our company was contacted and supplied only MH information. If they had contacted Case Management then I would have sent comprehensive records from age 21.
Does this kind of mistake still need an appeal process in order to rectify the process, or can I just send or drop off the correct information to the local office?
Thanks for your excellent website and the access to ask a few questions,"
If your client wishes you to become a formal representative for her adult child's claim she can have you sign a SSA1696 representation form. It does not matter that she is the legal guardian of your client. As to why they may have denied your client, you are exactly right in assuming they did not have enough medical evidence to support a finding of disability prior to age 22.
If you have evidence to support that your client was indeed disabled you should include it with the reconsideration appeal. It is especially important to file the reconsideration timely as your client will have only one chance of being approved on their parent's record. If they fail to appeal the decision, they will lose their eligibility to apply again for adult disabled child benefits.
If I did not make myself clear about whether or not you need to appeal the decision or just drop off the records......you must appeal the decision. Dropping off the records will not change the decision once it has been made. Additionally, you or your client should appeal the case to an administrative law judge if the reconsideration is denied.
If Imagine! does not routinely represent disability claims before administrative law judges, they may wish to help the guardian find a professional representative to handle her child's disability hearing. Disability cases with representation have a higher approval rate than those without representation. However, in reading this question, I think your client will be approved on reconsideration with the new evidence you are supplying. Good luck.
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I have a few questions. There is a middle-aged man on my caseload whose mother is retiring and applied for her disabled adult child to receive SS disability payments from her account. He already receives SSI. He was denied benefits because disability was not proved. Does Social Security disability check with SSI to see when SSI determined disability?
A Social Security representative told the mother that an appeal was already opened by Imagine! and that the mother should work with us on the appeal. In fact, Imagine! has not yet filed for appeal. I think that Imagine! should formally file for appeal as his rep. payee for SSI. Do you think this is the best approach or should the mother/guardian file the appeal?
Social Security denial letter states they contacted Imagine! for eligibility information where in fact the Mental Health department of our company was contacted and supplied only MH information. If they had contacted Case Management then I would have sent comprehensive records from age 21.
Does this kind of mistake still need an appeal process in order to rectify the process, or can I just send or drop off the correct information to the local office?
Thanks for your excellent website and the access to ask a few questions,"
If your client wishes you to become a formal representative for her adult child's claim she can have you sign a SSA1696 representation form. It does not matter that she is the legal guardian of your client. As to why they may have denied your client, you are exactly right in assuming they did not have enough medical evidence to support a finding of disability prior to age 22.
If you have evidence to support that your client was indeed disabled you should include it with the reconsideration appeal. It is especially important to file the reconsideration timely as your client will have only one chance of being approved on their parent's record. If they fail to appeal the decision, they will lose their eligibility to apply again for adult disabled child benefits.
If I did not make myself clear about whether or not you need to appeal the decision or just drop off the records......you must appeal the decision. Dropping off the records will not change the decision once it has been made. Additionally, you or your client should appeal the case to an administrative law judge if the reconsideration is denied.
If Imagine! does not routinely represent disability claims before administrative law judges, they may wish to help the guardian find a professional representative to handle her child's disability hearing. Disability cases with representation have a higher approval rate than those without representation. However, in reading this question, I think your client will be approved on reconsideration with the new evidence you are supplying. Good luck.
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