Why are we talking about work when you are disabled? Your work history is one of the most important factors Social Security considers when evaluating your claim. To win your claim or to make sure you keep your benefits from being ceased, you need to understand how your work history and skills that you’ve developed in the past, will either positively or negatively affect your case. This video is important!
One of the 1st determinations in any Social Security case is, “can this individual return to their past work”? Many times, how claimant’s report their work history negatively affects their claim. I want you to be fully aware of the importance of this issue. When you complete the work history report (form 3369) is important to describe all of the jobs that you performed, in detail. Make sure you talk about the heaviest things that you had to lift in the job, not just what you lifted most of the time. If you talk about what you lifted most of the time and it wasn’t but maybe 20 pounds but the heaviest things that you had to lift or 30 or 40 pounds, and you failed to report that on your form, Social Security may determine that you can return to this job, and you will lose your case!
If your past work had a number of different tasks to it such as a “Hotel Desk Clerk” which is a light job, but you also had to clean rooms, carry laundry, trash bags, stock food for the breakfast area, clean the breakfast area with moving chairs and mopping, suddenly your job becomes a much heavier job and it will be harder for Social Security to say that you could return to this work. It is Important to be complete!
Understanding this one simple thing, may increase your chances of getting Social Security benefits and decrease the amount of time it may take by months or even years!
Because of Issues with Social Security, we are experiencing significant delays in the processing of claims. There is a backlog of claims that have been delayed at the initial application and reconsideration levels. Please don’t get discouraged. We are doing all we can to help Social Security process claims more quickly.
If you know anyone who may need Social Security disability benefits, please share this article with them and give them my number,
888-551-1190
I will listen to them and help them understand Social Security Disability and if they may qualify. Remember, I never charge for consultations, and there is never a fee unless we win.
Take care and God bless!
Randy Adams, Accredited Disability Advocate
“And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly before your God.” Micah 6:8
