The lawyers at the Cavanaugh law firm are very successful in representing claimants before Administrative Law judges; however there are a significant percentage of disability claimants denied by Social Security judges across the country who do have significant medical or mental health problems that would prevent them from performing competitive work. Without representation are these honest but unfortunate applicants receiving denials when they should be receiving fully favorable decisions?
This is an unsettled time in the world of Social Security disability and there are forces in play that you as the claimant and me, as the claimant’s attorney, cannot control. On one hand, we have a President and Congress who have been intent on expanding the social safety net. Whatever your political leanings, there can be no doubt that the federal government has made the policy decision to commit itself to spend trillions of dollars on various social programs. Politicians of both parties assure us that Social Security and Medicare are sacred and that we will not balance our budget on the backs of seniors and the poor.
At the same time, Congress regularly holds hearings to identify instances where disability claimants have defrauded the system, or where judges have approved 99% of cases brought before them.
Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn has made a point to crack down on fraud and inefficiency in the disability decision making process. The press regularly reports that the disability trust fund will run out of money in 2016 “unless something is done.” The Washington Post, among others, reports on this regularly.
At the Cavanaugh Law Firm we are very concerned about the national dialogue about cutting the federal deficit by way of cuts to the self-funded Social Security Retirement, Disability program.
If you have a question about the Social Security Disability processes please call Attorney Patrick B. Cavanaugh at 1-800-342-3352 for a free consultation.
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