Supplemental Security Income

The Social Security Administration pays Supplemental Security Income benefits (SSI) to people who have limited income and who are disabled, blind, or age 65 or older. Blind or otherwise disabled children, as well as adults, can get SSI benefits. Unlike Social Security benefits, SSI benefits are not based on your prior work or a family member's prior work. They are paid, not by Social Security taxes, but by other federal funds, including the personal and corporate income taxes paid by the general U.S. population.

If you have applied for SSI benefits and your claim has been denied, or you received benefits but disagree with the amount, Nelson Law Office, through its Social Security Disability Law Center can effectively represent you in your appeal to the Social Security Administration. Our job is to help you substantiate your claim for SSI benefits on appeal and get you the SSI benefits you deserve. We help you obtain your medical records, income and other resource records, and prepare the evidence necessary to prove your case at your appeal hearing.

Tips for Supplemental Security Income Claimants

• If your claim for SSI benefits has been denied or you disagree with the benefits granted to you, you have the right to appeal that decision, but must do so within 60 days after the date you receive the denial or benefit decision.
• Take action as soon as possible to engage a lawyer to help you in your appeal. Procrastination will only hurt you and make it harder for your lawyer to effectively advocate for you in your appeal.
• Go to the Social Security Administration's website at www.ssa.gov. It contains a lot of information that will be helpful to you in preparing your initial application for supplemental security income benefits, as well as in appealing your denied claim.

Our Fees are Contingent

Our fees are contingent. This means that we do not charge you a fee for our services unless you win your appeal. Our fees are paid out of the benefits that are paid to you.