{"product_id":"the-wilborn-method-social-security-disability-a-stepbystep-guide-to-getting-your-benefits-initial-application-level","title":"The Wilborn Method  Social Security Disability: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your Benefits: Initial Application Level","description":"\u003cp\u003eSale! (Was $29.99.) Co-authored by a former Social Security Judge  this is a how-to manual for (non-blind) disabled adults applying for Social Security Disability or SSI benefits  whose claims are at the initial application level. A recent study showed that about 6 out of 10 disability applications were denied at the initial level. Even worse  only about 1 in 4 of those denied claims ever was won on appeal. In other words  if you dont win at the initial level  theres only about a 1 in 4 chance you ever will! You need to make your strongest case at the initial application level  where your chances of winning are best. But how? First  you need to understand the process. Most of what claimants do at the initial application stage is answer questions on forms. Most applicants answer Social Securitys questions incorrectly  inadequately  incompletely  or inappropriately. Too often  this leads to an undeserved denial. This book shows how to respond to each question on Social Securitys 4 major forms  so you can maximize your chances of winning at the initial application level  when your chances of winning are best. Second  you need to take action. Many claimants take a wait-and-see approach: They wait until Social Security denies the claim at least once before they try to understand the process or get help. By then  its often too late! For those claimants  the best chance of winning is gone  and they may have damaged their claims beyond repair by giving inaccurate  uninformed  or incomplete answers. We wrote The Wilborn Method to help disabled people understand and complete Social Securitys forms so they maximize their chances of winning at the initial application level. A self-help Social Security disability book should show you what you have to do to win your case! That is what this book does. We explain the disability process and the rules for proving youre disabled. We start with 11 chapters explaining the basics you need to know  then we guide you  question-by-question  through Social Securitys 4 major forms. We answer three questions you must ask yourself when you read the questions on Social Securitys forms: 1) Why is Social Security asking these specific questions? 2) How will Social Security use the answers? and 3) How much detail does Social Security need? We show you how to answer each question so you give a complete and accurate picture of your impairments  your limitations  your education  and your work history. We explain which of Social Securitys questions arent really asking what they appear to be asking  and we explain how to avoid getting trapped in wrong or inconsistent answers. For Social Security  the third party witness questionnaire can be a rich source of contradictionscontradictions that often are used to deny claims. We discuss ways to make this questionnaire work for you  instead of against you. To prove youre disabled  you must have medical evidence. We explain what your doctors should and should not do to help prove youre disabled. We even have two forms you can use to get useful and meaningful opinions from your doctors. The value of our guidance doesnt end at the initial application level. If you have to appeal your case  these forms stay in the record for as long as your case is appealed! At the hearing level  Social Securitys judges look carefully at the answers on the initial level forms. They use careless or uninformed answers on these forms to deny disability claims. Giving inadequate answers on Social Securitys initial level forms hurts more than your chances of winning earlyit also can cripple your chances of winning later. Whether or not you hire a representative to help you  if you follow the instructions in The Wilborn Method  youll avoid common mistakes that may harm your case. Youll also give the necessary details to improve your chances of winning quickly. NOTE: Our website  referenced in this book and containing additional resources  has moved to wilbornlaw.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948848574517,"sku":"ByrdShop_1496189035","price":228.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781496189035_3b39a3f1-6ca0-4bb9-bf9b-d7499b38133f.jpg?v=1770250221","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-wilborn-method-social-security-disability-a-stepbystep-guide-to-getting-your-benefits-initial-application-level","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}