SSA IS EXTENDING DEADLINES DURING COVID-19
SSA EXTENDING DEADLINES DURING COVID-19
If you received a letter from the SSA about extending deadlines during COVID-19, you may have some concerns. Do not worry. During this pandemic, the SSA is extending deadlines for requests for information, evidence, or call-in letters whenever possible. The SSA will not take an adverse action because you did not respond to their request or provide evidence. They cannot make a decision in your case, however, until they have all the evidence they need in your file.
CONSULTATIVE EXAMINATIONS ARE POSTPONED
The SSA is also extending the time limits to appeal decisions. If the SSA needs a Consultative Examination to obtain additional evidence, they will place your claim on hold until they are able to safely schedule appointments. Do not let this worry you. You will still have a visit with their doctor. This is a temporary measure. CDL believes this will only delay a decision in your claim by a matter of weeks.
CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS ARE ALSO POSTPONED
Additionally, the SSA has announced heat they are temporarily suspending work on continuing disability reviews and appeals for continuing disability reviews. Therefore, if you are undergoing a continuing disability review, you can also expect a delay in your case.
Meanwhile, despite these delays, it is important to be patient. The SSA remains open and has not shut down, unlike other governmental agencies or private businesses. They continue to move forward, making decisions on cases, and holding hearings (although not in-person). We believe the SSA has is responsibly approaching this pandemic. They are concerned about your case. Likewise, we are also concerned and continue to monitor the SSA’s actions. We also remain open, working on your case.
DIRECT YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT SSA EXTENDING DEADLINES DURING COVID-19 TO CANNON DISABILITY LAW
If you are worried about your case, contact Cannon Disability Law. We are working on your case. Also, we are developing the medical evidence and preparing clients for their upcoming hearings.
If you have medical evidence to submit, submit it to us through email. You can send evidence through our contact page. Also, you can contact our office to help you submit evidence. As always, you can apply for benefits online at the Social Security website.
We are here for you. If you need to file an application or appeal an unfavorable determination, contact us. You can call us directly. Or, you can contact us on this website under our contact page. We are returning all calls within a one day time period. Thank you for your patience and understanding in this difficult time.
COSTS OF THE DISABILITY CLAIM
In order to hire Cannon Disability, all you need to do is call or contact us. We offer a free consultation over the phone. And, it doesn’t cost anything to call us.
Better yet, it also doesn’t cost you any upfront money to hire us. Why? Because you only pay us an attorney fee if we win your case. This is a contingency fee. It means if we win your SSD case, you pay the attorney fee out of your back benefits. If you do not win, there is no attorney fee to pay.
The attorney fee has a cap or a limit. The SSA sets the limit of the attorney fee at 25% of the back benefit or the attorney fee cap, whatever is less.
If there are costs in your case, then you pay those. But typically those costs are less than $100. Once we win your case, the attorney fee comes from your back benefit.
But, to hire most lawyers, you have to pay money upfront. We don’t work like that. You don’t have a job. So, the only way to pay us, is for us to win your case. That is our goal. Call today. See what we can do for you.
Additionally, we represent clients in many states. For example, we have clients in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Colorado and California. Find out more about Nevada disability benefits here.
Learn more about Utah disability benefits here. We have information about California disability benefits here. No matter where you live, we will answer your questions about unemployment benefits. We want to be your disability legal team. If you have questions about unemployment benefits, give us a call today.
CANNON DISABILITY’S REPRESENTATIVES
If you want to learn more about the representatives at Cannon Disability Law, then read our About Us page. There you will find more information about our representatives. For example, Andria Summers can help you with your Medicare plan. Likewise, she has also won thousands of disability cases.
Dianna Cannon has over 30 years of experience representing disability claimants. Brett Bunkall also has significant experience helping people obtain their SSI and SSD benefits. We are experts. You can trust us to help you receive disability benefits.
You will know if you hire our legal team because we will send you our contract and other SSA paperwork to fill out. This paperwork must be returned to us immediately.
If you do not sign and send the paperwork back, then we are not representing you. We will send you a pre-paid envelope to send the paperwork back to us. Or, we will accept electronically signed paperwork.
In the past 30 years, we have won over 20,000 SSDI and SSI cases for our clients. Also, we help our clients optimize their benefits. For example, it is our goal to win your ongoing monthly disability benefits. However, it is also our goal to win any past due disability benefits you should receive. Covid isn’t over, but remember SSA is extending deadlines during Covid-19. So appeal and request extensions.
