Change is coming to the Social Security Disability Claims Process under President Obama. Has your claim for Social Security Disability Benefits been wrongfully denied? Have you waited forever for a hearing?

You should check out Barack Obama website! There is a plan to ” Empower Americans with Disabilities,” which describes Obama’s plan to resolve the nation’s Social Security Disability issues.

The plan is divided into four parts which focus on how to provide disabled Americans opportunities for the best quality of life:

1. Provide Americans with disabilities the educational opportunities to succeed
2. End discrimination and promote equal opportunity for the disabled.
3. Increase the employment rate of workers with disabilities
4. Support the independent, community-based living for Americans with disabilities

Obama supports a $150 million increase in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) budget.

The Obama administration is committed to streamlining the application and appeal process and acknowledge that process has been grossly under funded.

- The SSA claims backlog has reached a record high of 755,000, an increase of over 440,000 since 2000.
- The average weight time for an appeals hearing is 505 days, compared to 258 days in 2000.

Cavey and Barrett, your St. Petersburg Social Security disability claims attorneys, support these efforts and will keep you advised about how and when to call your Congressional representative. We are committed to helping those in the Tampa Bay area with their denied claim for Social Security Disability Benefits.

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You may innocently make mistakes in applying for Social Security Disability Benefits that will hurt or even destroy your Social Security Disability Claim. Some are obvious and some are not. Don’t make Mistake No.1 Failing to Give the Social Security Administration (SSA) accurate information about your past employment.

That sounds like a “no-brainer” but I see this mistake all the time.

You will be asked about your employment history for the 15 years before the onset of your disability. Be accurate! The Social Security Administration (SSA) has your earnings records so they know who you worked for and how much you made.

So, don’t leave out jobs you have had because the thinking goes, “If you aren’t honest about your employment history, what else aren’t your being honest about?” For more information, and for more help with your claim, click here or call 727-894-3188.

If you would like more information about your rights regarding Social Security Disability Benefits, you can order our FREE book,"Your Rights to Social Security Disability Benefits" by submitting the form in the sidebar. We will send it out immediately along with other important information.

For more information about Social Security Disability Benefits, visit our law firm web site at CaveyLaw.com. If you would like to speak with one of our Social Security Disability Benefits attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (727) 897-9117 or simply submit our contact form and we will get back to you quickly.

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If your are disabled and unable to work apply immediately. Don’t listen to friends, family members, or others that tell you to wait. That is the worst advise and WRONG!

The claims process takes a very, very long time. In the Tampa Bay area the claims process can take 2 to 3 years! That is not the case elsewhere but many claimants have significant financial problems because of they delay.

The sooner you start the application process, the sooner you get a decision. It is like standing at the station waiting for the train to leave. If you don’t get on the train, you will never get to your destination. Sooner not later! For more information, and for more help with your claim, click here or call 727-894-3188.

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