Social Security Disability

Federal Income Assistance Programs

Social Security Disability (SSD) is payroll funded insurance program that supplements your income, if you are unable to work. You may receive SSD benefits until your condition improves. If you never improve medically, SSD provides income benefits. To learn if you qualify for Social Security benefits, contact a lawyer at the Law Office of Louis B. Lusk for a free initial consultation.

Our firm, located in Atlanta, Georgia, assists people seeking to obtain Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income. We represent people before a Social Security Administration hearing, contesting the denial of their application for:

• Social Security Disability (SSD): You qualify for SSD if you suffered an injury that prevents you from engaging in gainful employment for at least twelve months, you are under the age of 65, and you worked five out of the last ten years.
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI): To qualify for SSI, you must prove to the government that you suffer a disability, blindness, or are over the age of 65 with limited income.

Unlike workers' compensation, Social Security may be available to people who suffer any type of injury, even if it is not work related. In addition to income benefits, SSD provides:

• Medical benefits through Medicare, if your disability lasts twenty-four months
• Prescription drug coverage through Medicare
• Return to work incentives that protect a person's benefits
• Dependent benefits for the children of people qualified to receive SSD

If the Social Security Administration denies your application, you have a right to appeal the denial. We will argue your case before an administrative law judge, presenting evidence of your disability and need for assistance.

To learn more about Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income, contact an attorney at the Law Office of Louis B. Lusk for a free initial consultation. We represent people throughout all of Georgia and Alabama. No office visit is necessary. The Law Office of Louis B. Lusk makes house calls!