Social Security and Online Appeals

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"Hi, my name is Andrew Kinney. I'm an attorney and practice law at Hoglund Law offices. Today I wanted to talk to you about online appeals. If you search the Internet, it is very easy to find ways to appeal your disability claim. There are many attorneys and non-attorneys advertising that they can help. It may be confusing whether the online source that you have found is a government agency or actually a private firm. It may even be, which makes it more complicated, an online referral service that has attorneys or non-attorneys paying for the marketing. So when push comes to shove, when you are considering appealing your claim online, just know that Social Security Administration does allow you to do it directly on www.ssa.gov.

One of things that I wanted to talk about though is the benefit of having a law firm like Hoglund Law offices help you. First off, we have a professional staff of attorneys and paralegals supporting us that help us make sure that the online appeal is done within the specified timeframe. Secondly, we make sure that appropriate receipts are acknowledged to prove that your online appeal was submitted. Finally, there are certain things that you need to make sure are stated on your online appeal, as there are at times a legal strategy to appealing online.

If you are considering applying for social security disability benefits, or appealing your current social security claim, by all means make sure to meet all deadlines. Having an attorney can help greatly in making sure that you meet all deadlines and that everything has been filed and documented properly.

Now there is another element of appealing online that is very important. When you update Social Security Administration about where your medical treatment has been, there are things that our law firm can do to help get input from your doctor that may very well help you get approved at the lower level. If that happens, we can help you avoid a long wait for a hearing.

If you have further questions about online appeals or about Social Security Disability benefits please feel free to call Hoglund Law offices at 1-800-850-7867. You can also go online at www.Hoglundlaw.com. Hopefully we can help you one way or the other. Thank you."