Randolph Baltz, Attorney at Law FAQs

No. Many claimants ask whether they can receive their SSI while they wait on their Social Security disability. The answer is you have to be found disabled first before you receive any SSI or Social Security disability. The only exception to this is in some cases when you apply. If Social Security feels you have an exceptionally strong case, they will pay you SSI benefits for up to six months while your Social Security and SSI claims are being reviewed at the initial level.

To see if you qualify for an exception, give our Social Security attorneys in Little Rock, AR a call today! 

Yes. Social Security has a separate determination they will make for your SSI or Social Security disability regardless of whether you receive other benefits. You can also receive unemployment benefits and apply for Social Security disability.

To learn how you can draw other benefits while you apply for Social Security disability, give the disability attorneys Little Rock, AR trusts a call today!

Yes, you can. However, it makes it more difficult to win your Social Security case. You have to be able to explain how you are able to work but are disabled at the same time. There are people who are working and getting their Social Security disability. However, in most of these cases, they already have their Social Security and may be working after receiving it. There are certain rules and regulations which allow this. They are not trying to get it for the first time. It is much more difficult to go in front of a judge or the Social Security Administration while you are working and try to be found disabled.

As you may have guessed, this is a complicated process. Our social security attorneys in Little Rock, AR are experienced and happy to help you get what you deserve. 

If you are a widow and you become disabled from age 50 to 60, you can apply for disability or Widow's Benefits. However, your disability must have started within seven years of your spouse's death. Also, once you turn 60, you can obtain Widow's Benefits simply based on your age if your partner has passed.

Still have questions about Widow's Benefits? Give us a call for the disability attorneys Little Rock, AR counts on. 

Randolph Baltz, Attorney at Law represents claimants when they start their application and at all levels of the appeals to include the claimant's contact within a few days of their hearing.

It is recommended that you contact an attorney ASAP. Many things can go wrong with a Social Security case. The Social Security Administration could lose your case or not process your appeals. If this occurs, you will be glad you have an attorney on your side, rather than having to deal with these problems yourself.

It takes so long because there is a large volume of cases. This results in a backlog, and the Social Security Administration does not have the funding to hire the proper staff to process the claims as quickly as the claimants and their Social Security attorneys in Little Rock, AR would prefer. Some of this delay is built into the system. If you do not feel you have a legitimate case, you may drop out of the process. However, the delay is often simply the backlog. For example, if you request a hearing your case will be assigned to an Administrative Law Judge. The Administrative Law Judge may conduct 400 hearings in a year. Once your case is assigned to the judge and they begin holding hearings, you will go from number 400 to 399 to 398. It takes about a year for judges to work down from 400 to 500 cases.

All medical problems can qualify you for Social Security disability if they are expected to last for 12 months, have lasted for 12 months, or could result in your death. We have represented almost every type of medical problem you can think of with our Social Security attorneys in Little Rock, AR. The issue is not how rare your condition is or how well the judge will understand your condition but what are the limitations and restrictions you have as a result of your condition.

No. Many claimants tell us they have a few good hours in the day and could possibly work a simple part-time job. However, you do not have to be fully disabled but show that you cannot work an 8-5 job daily and consistently.

Our experienced disability attorneys in Little Rock, AR are happy to help with your Social Security disability case. Give us a call today to get started. 

If you are found disabled and receive SSI benefits only, your children will not get any benefits. If you are found disabled for Social Security benefits, your children will probably receive a benefit if your monthly benefit is over approximately $750. If you are found disabled, your children's benefits are referred to as Dependents' Benefits. If you die, your benefits for your children are referred to as Survivor Benefits. Please remember that the disability attorneys in Little Rock, AR have a fee that is 25% of your and your children's benefits.

Yes, many claimants have been awarded benefits while they were also receiving unemployment benefits. However, you will have to remember that when you apply for unemployment benefits, you will tell the unemployment office you are ready, willing and able to work and will be looking for jobs.

At your Social Security Disability hearing, you will be saying that you are not able to work. Therefore, the question is, why are you telling the unemployment office you can work and are looking for work but telling the Social Security judge that you cannot work.

There are ways to explain this to a judge. Let Randolph Baltz, Attorney at Law help you with the answer.

Also, if you apply for unemployment benefits but tell the unemployment office you are unable to work, be sure to tell this to the Social Security Administration or your administrative law judge.

First, write down a list of every doctor, hospital or surgery you have seen or have had and provide it to your attorney. Tell your attorney all of your past medical problems, both large and small.

Next, make sure your attorney has all your past address changes and phone numbers. Third, show up for your hearing.

According to the Social Security Administration, in February 2022, 70,127 people received Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both. If you are qualified, you can add to this number. Click here or go to page 6 and fill out the form to apply.

If you run into any questions during the application process, our Social Security attorneys in Little Rock, AR are happy to help. 

We represent claimants when they start their application and at all levels of the appeals process. Claimants can contact us within a few days of their hearing. We recommend you contact an attorney sooner rather than later. Many things can go wrong with a Social Security case such as the Social Security Administration losing your case or not processing your appeal. If something like this occurs, you will be glad you have disability attorneys in Little Rock, AR on your side to correct the problem with the Social Security Administration rather than trying to do it yourself.