5 THINGS THAT WILL WIN DISABILITY BENEFITS

5 THINGS THAT WILL WIN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS:

1)  Admissible objective medical evidence from acceptable medical sources.

2)  Admissible opinion evidence from acceptable medical sources.

3)  Proper use of the Medical-Vocational Guidelines from 20 CFR 404, Subpart P, Appendix II, the "Grid Rules."

4)  Elimination of the potential for past relevant work, considering the most recent 15 years of your work history.

5)  Elimination of the potential for "other work" as it exists in the national labor force.

Winning Social Security disability cases involves strategic use of combined medical and vocational evidence.  A claimant cannot just submit his medical records, tell his story and trust to luck that he will be approved.  Not with the average national award rate at 42 percent.