Denied for Disability? Stay Positive and Let the People at Social Security Do Their Job

Here’s another great video in our Social Security Disability series. Harold Cameron of Haroldsays tells us what to do when experiencing a delayed response to an appeal for getting on Social Security disability. Most importantly: Remain patient and positive! There’s a huge backlog, but the people at Social Security are working very hard for you. And the best thing is this: Your money starts accumulating on the day you originally applied, and you’ll get it all once you get approved!

Well, greetings YouTube subscribers, followers, and friends. Harold Cameron here, chief of helping people at Haroldsays and consumer advocate here.

I got a question from someone on YouTube regarding their Social Security disability claim. They filed all the paperwork, went through the process and they were denied. And they got a lawyer and it’s been a few months and the lawyer has all the medical documentation and paperwork and they were a little frustrated because they hadn’t heard anything. They were wondering why weren’t they getting a phone call or some kind of action from their lawyer.

Well, the good news is if the attorney is a Social Security benefits lawyer, that is, they represent people who are trying to get a Social Security claim… they’re doing their job. Here’s the problem: there is a backlog of cases before administrative law judges – they’re called ALJs – there’s a backlog of cases of appeals that, in some cases, extend as far as 12 to 18 months. So what that means is from the time you filed your appeal, it could be up to 18 months before you will have a hearing. So don’t get discouraged from the standpoint of ‘your attorney is not doing his or her job.’ They can’t move any faster than the wheels of progress grind at the Social Security Administration in the division where they do the hearings.

So, what do you do? Well, who was it that said, “Let them eat cake”? It was Marie Antoinette, I think, or somebody, when the little people didn’t have any bread and it was in France and she living high on the hog and so what do the little people do? “Let them eat cake”. Well, there was no cake. That’s kind of the attitude of some people in political circles: “Well, they’re little people, poor people. You will always have the poor with you, you can’t help everybody.”

Now this is not the attitude of the people I’ve worked with in Social Security Administration and the law judges. It’s not their attitude. It’s not the attitude of a most of the lawyers that I’ve ever communicated with. The problem is not the people; the problem is the system. And the problem is that there are just not enough judges to handle the backlog of cases and get them processed quickly.

Because this isn’t merely and simply looking at one or two sheets of paper and making a decision. Oh no, no. There are files and files and records that they have to go through. So, it’s a long process. It’s a difficult process. It you don’t have any money or any income, apply for state benefits while you’re waiting, apply for food stamps, apply for energy assistance; whatever benefits you can.

And I’ll share one other very, very important thing with you that always, always, always is important, no matter what challenge you’re facing, no matter what experience you’re going through, and as hard as it is, don’t fret and anguish over what you haven’t got. Rather, be appreciative and grateful for what you do have, express gratitude for what you do have. Express gratitude whenever and wherever you can. Express positive thoughts, say positive things, watch funny movies, listen to positive music. In other words, do everything that you humanly can to encourage your brain and your heart to hold on, to think positive and to be grateful and to express gratitude and you will be surprised. You will be surprised, pleasantly so, at the results.

I know. I know from first hand and personal experience. So although the road may be long and the challenge may seem formidable, though the foe may seem as though Goliath, hang in there. Fight the fight. Be positive, be grateful and appreciative and be persistent. And in so doing if your cause is just and right, in time I know your battle will be won.

If you have any questions or thoughts for me feel free to reach out to me and I’ll be delighted to respond to you as I can. Thanks for watching and I do hope that you enjoy a positively terrific day today. Thank you and bye for now. And remember – I forgot – love wins. I’m out.

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