Steubenville Crohn’s Disease Disability Lawyer

Crohn’s disease can make it impossible for you to work and earn a living, but trying to prove it and get disability benefits can be difficult. A Steubenville Crohn’s disease disability lawyer from our team can help you file your application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or fight a denial.

Our Social Security disability lawyers at Berger and Green help clients get the compensation they need to make ends meet when their health prevents them from working. We understand how to prove you have a condition that is disabling and navigate the appeals process after a denial. We provide free consultations. Contact us today to get started.

Berger and Green’s Steubenville, OH, Disability Lawyers Can Help You

At Berger and Green, our lawyers have experience helping our clients get the money they need and deserve. We can help you apply for benefits or fight a denial if you already applied.

We understand the requirements for Social Security disability and will ensure the Social Security Administration (SSA) has the necessary information about your medical providers. We work based on contingency and never ask our clients to pay attorney’s fees upfront. This ensures everyone can get strong legal representation on their side regardless of their current financial situation.

You can learn more by reading our reviews from previous clients. Those we have previously helped thank us for the diligent and effective representation we provide while also offering compassionate support during this difficult time.

Our Steubenville Crohn’s Disease Disability Lawyers Know What It Takes to Get Benefits

To get benefits for Crohn’s disease, you must meet the criteria in the Social Security Administration’s impairment listings—known as the Blue Book—or otherwise prove that your disability from Crohn’s is so severe that it keeps you from working.

The Blue Book includes Crohn’s disease under the heading 5.06: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). If you do not have medical records documenting this criteria, you will need to provide evidence that you cannot work and earn the current substantial gainful activity (SGA) limit because of your condition. This generally means:

• You are following your doctor’s treatment plan
• Your condition is not responding adequately
• You cannot work enough to earn the monthly SGA limit

According to the SSA, the SGA limit for 2024 is $1,550 a month and will increase to $1,620 a month for 2025.

Our Steubenville Disability Lawyers Can Assess Your Options Based on Your Crohn’s Disease and Financial Standing

Social Security disability consists of two separate programs that you might qualify to receive if you cannot work due to your Crohn’s disease symptoms and other conditions that are disabling. They include:

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

SSDI is the program many people think about first. It provides compensation for workers who cannot do their jobs because of their diagnosis, symptoms, and effects of treatment. There are no income limits, but you must be unable to work and consistently earn the current SGA limit because of your condition. You must also have paid taxes and earned enough work credits.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

SSI is another program for those with a condition that is disabling. The medical criteria to qualify are the same as for SSDI. However, SSI has no work requirements. Instead, it requires applicants to meet strict income and resource limits.

Our Steubenville Crohn’s Disease Disability Lawyer Manages Denials and Appeals

At Berger and Green, we understand the process required to challenge a disability denial. We know how to navigate this process and give you the best chance at approval. We will ensure Disability Determination Services has the necessary information and documentation to understand how your condition prevents you from working. The steps in this process include:

• Reconsideration: This is a necessary step in this process when Disability Determination Services reviews the application, but many cases must go past this stage to receive approval.
• Hearing by an Administrative Law Judge: Your attorney represents you before an ALJ and presents a strong argument about your claim for benefits. The ALJ reviews your medical condition and work histroy.
• Review by the Appeals Council: An Appeals Council reviews the previous decision.
• Federal Court Review: When necessary, we can ask the federal court to review a claim to rule on eligibility.

When you work with our team, we will represent you throughout this process. Our clients often have ALJ hearings over the phone or via video conference, many do not even need to go to an in-person hearing.

With a strong claim, it is possible to challenge a denial and get it overturned through this step in the process. However, we will continue fighting as long as necessary.

How Our Steubenville Crohn’s Disease Disability Lawyer Helps Prove Eligibility

While the SSA provides a list of evidentiary requirements based on Crohn’s disease, our clients often need to prove that their disability is so severe it keeps them from working. This requires strong support from:

• Medical records showing their treatment and outcomes
• Documentation their treatment is not controlling their symptoms
• Proof of their limitations
• Evidence in the form of earnings statements or other income documentation

At Berger and Green, we ensure each applicant we represent provides the necessary information to the SSA and Disability Determination Services as needed throughout this process. This could include contact information for doctors and specialists or data from a ​​consultative examination requested as a part of the evaluation of the claim.

Discuss Your Crohn’s Disease Disability Claim With Our Steubenville Team

Berger and Green provide free initial consultations for those who cannot work due to their Crohn’s disease symptoms. We can assess your options and help you file for SSDI and/or SSI or fight a denial if you already applied on your own.

Our Steubenville Crohn’s disease disability lawyer is here for you when you need us. We look forward to speaking with you. Contact us now to get started.