Are you disabled to the point that you can no longer work? Sometimes disability is obvious, but often people suffer from hard-to-see disabilities such as a mental disability, emotional condition or a physical illness such as fibromyalgia that are difficult to understand and diagnose.

Whether your disability is easy to see or not, you may have a hard time obtaining Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. If you applied on your own and were denied or if you want legal advice before you apply, contact John M. Angerer.

A denial of your claim from the Social Security Administration does not mean you should give up. If you have a legitimate disability claim, the Law offices of John M. Angerer will help you fight for your rights. Your first consultation with our firm is free, and there is no fee unless you win your case.

The standard fee charged by an attorney in a Social Security case is 25 percent of the claimant's back (past due) benefits, not to exceed $6,000.  Attorneys are also reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses they may have incurred for copying medical records or obtaining other evidence.  An attorney is not allowed to charge you a fee unless it has been approved  by Social Security.

Social Security Disability Insurance benefits are only paid to individuals who are totally disabled, as that term is defined by Social Security. The definition is complicated, so this brief summary will provide a broad overview of the way Social Security evaluates a disability claim.