Social Security (SSD/RSDI and SSI)

Mesriani Law Group’s Social Security Division is one of the most well known and successful Social Security law firms in Los Angeles. Our attorneys are well known and recognized by hearing judges and staff in all of the hearing divisions in Southern California. Mesriani Law Group has secured benefits under both the SSD/RSDI and SSI for thousands of claimants and maintains an exceptional success rate in its practice in front of the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review.

Many people are not aware that a rejection of their initial application is only the first step of the process. After the initial rejection, claimants then have the right to a hearing in front of the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, which is where Mesriani Law Group can help. Our firm specializes in getting benefits for individuals who have been previously rejected for such benefits.

Social Security benefits are available under two possible programs, depending on the status of the claimant. The first of these is SSD/RSDI which is available to individual who have a prior work record in the United States for an extended period of time. The second type of benefit is SSI which is for individuals who have no prior work history, but who are either citizens of the United States or legal alien residents of the United States. Regardless of which of these benefits you fall under, Mesriani Law Group can help you get the benefits you deserve.

Under the Social Security Disability Act, disability means inability to adopt in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

There are at least five major types of Social Security Disability programs.

• Social Security Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Security Income

These two programs are the largest of several Federal programs that provide assistance to people with disabilities. While these two programs are dissimilar in many ways, both are governed by the Social Security Disability Administration and only individuals who have a disability and meet medical criteria may qualify for benefits under either program.

To file for a Social Security Disability claim is to go to your nearest Social Security Disability office in person and wait to see someone to file the claim in person. Another way is thru by phone, a person may contact Social Security Disability Administration by telephone and arrange for a telephone interview to file the claim.

When you apply for either program, the Social Security Disability Administration will collect medical and other information from you and make a decision about whether or not you meet Social Security Disability's definition of disability.