Erie Heart Disease Disability Lawyer

The moment your doctor explains how your heart condition will affect your ability to continue working, you can reach out to an Erie heart disease disability lawyer at Berger and Green. Don’t wait for your condition to worsen. Don’t wait until you’ve missed considerable time from work. You don’t even need to wait to call—our experienced Social Security Disability attorneys and support staff are available today to talk about your case.

Disability Lawyers for Wherever You Are in Your Heart Disease Claim

Applying for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits requires:

• Gathering evidence of your condition and eligibility
• Ensuring you have the correct references and records
• Completing and filing the application correctly
• Preparing for the possibility of a denial

In short, it’s more than just filling out a form. However, our attorneys can support you no matter where you are in the process. We can get up to speed fast if you’re already in the weeds or have received a denial.

The work we can do includes the following:

• Providing a free consultation to review your case and our qualifications
• Explaining what to expect while applying for SSD benefits
• Analyzing your condition and determining how it fits the disability criteria
• Assessing your work history and income to ensure you qualify
• Completing your application for benefits and filing it for you
• Answering questions and keeping the lines of communication open at all times
• Representing you throughout the appeals process

Our Erie heart disease disability attorneys work hard to counteract how impersonal this process can feel. While your case depends on information like medical evidence and income records, we offer highly personalized assistance.

What Experience Does Berger and Green Have?

Our heart disease disability lawyers have over 40 years of experience evaluating thousands of SSD cases, working with clients in Erie who’ve provided their thoughts about working with us:

• “From the very first phone call, they helped me through every question that I was asked. All you had to do is be honest and upfront, and they took it away from there.” — Beth
• “They were just very compassionate and understanding, and they let me speak. They let me explain what was going on. They took the time, they took the effort, and it was just a phenomenal experience.” — Arthur

You can learn more about our background with SSD cases during your free consultation. We encourage you to ask specific questions that give us an idea of how we can better serve you and ease your concerns about entrusting us with your claim.

Understanding When Social Security Classifies Heart Disease as a Disability

The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides a Listing of Impairments (commonly called the Blue Book) to indicate which health conditions it considers disabling. For example, cardiovascular impairments include the following:

• Ischemic heart disease
• Symptomatic congenital heart disease
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Arrhythmias
• Chronic heart failure

Your doctor can help you understand your condition or conditions that could qualify. However, they do not determine if you’re disabled. Only the SSA and Disability Determination Services (DDS) decide based on the evidence you provide in your application. That’s why contacting our Erie SSD lawyers for heart disease can prove helpful—we know what the SSA and DDS require.

How Do We Help Prove Your Heart Disease Disability for Social Security?

The SSA’s Blue Book listings for cardiovascular diseases also provide information on how to prove you need benefits. Our attorneys also know what types of evidence the SSA uses to evaluate your claim.

Evidence you might need includes the following:

• Medical background
• Timeline of your condition
• Chest x-rays
• Exercise stress tests
• Electrocardiogram results
• Doctor testimony
• Prescription medications
• Hospitalization records
• Surgical history

Our Erie, PA, SSD heart disease lawyers help you highlight relevant information and explain what isn’t, so you know what to gather to complete your application. We also ensure the SSA and Disability Determination Services can access these medical records.

What Evidence Does the SSA Require for SSDI and SSI?

In addition to your medical evidence, you’ll need to provide evidence that shows you meet the requirements for the specific benefits you’re applying to receive. The options are Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

• For SSDI, you must prove you have worked enough to accrue sufficient credits. Our Social Security Disability Insurance lawyers can review your work history, employment records, and credits earned to verify you qualify.
• For SSI, you must show that you make less than a specific income threshold, which updates yearly. Our Supplemental Security Income attorneys can go over your finances—not just your income but also your other resources and assets that could affect eligibility.

Our Heart Disease Disability Lawyers Follow Along Through Each Step

The basic steps for getting SSD benefits for heart disease in Pennsylvania are:

• Application prep and completion
• Initial application submission
• Review by DDS and the SSA
• Approval or denial of your claim
• Reconsideration (if denied)
• Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing
• Appeals Council review

As we’ve already outlined, many details are involved with each step, and our attorneys can help you with the nuances. You’ll also notice that the process doesn’t end after a denial. Reconsideration, an ALJ hearing, an Appeals Council review, and a lawsuit are all parts of the SSA’s appeals process. You can be denied at any stage and continue to the next one to keep appealing.

Thus, if you receive a denial after we help you submit your application, or if you’ve already gotten a denial letter and aren’t sure if you have options, our Erie heart disease disability lawyers can represent your case.

Call Now if You Have Heart Disease in Erie, PA, and Need SSD Benefits

Contact Berger and Green today for a free consultation about your cardiovascular condition claim. Our Erie heart disease disability lawyer can jump in at any point—even if you’ve already submitted your application or had your claim denied. You have a limited time to appeal, so don’t wait to call!