HUNTSVILLE, AL - LOCAL SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVES
For local help in Huntsville, see an AARP affiliated disability advocate for local assistance in filing or appealing a Social Security disability claim.
Visit the following website:
http://local.aarp.org/local-services/the-forsythe-firm-7027-old-madison-pike-108-madison.html
Call (256) 799-0297
- Free local parking - street level - handicap accessible
- Local, experienced advocates
- No fee charged until you collect back payments
- Direct pay eligible from Social Security
- Help with paperwork and forms
- We get your medical records for you.
- Never an upfront fee
- Veteran friendly, veteran experienced
- Special attention to persons over age 50
There is no such thing as being "partially disabled" with Social Security. You are either totally disabled or not disabled at all. Why, then, do some people get partially favorable decisions?
The term "partially favorable" refers to the DECISION, not to the person. The person is fully disabled. The decision is not fully favorable. This means that the judge or decision maker did not approve every benefit applied for in the original application.
Usually, a partially favorable decision has to do with the onset date of disability. The judge found that the claimant is fully disabled -- but he became disabled at a date later than the date stated in the application. This would result in less back pay. That is why the decision is considered "partially favorable" instead of "fully favorable."
A fully favorable decision agrees with the allegations made in the claimant's application, including the alleged onset date.
For example, if a claimant alleges that he became disabled on February 15, 2009 and the judge agrees, he issues a fully favorable decision. However, if the judge believes that the claimant did not become disabled until November 20, 2010, he will issue a partially favorable decision (by moving the alleged onset date and reducing the amount of back pay).
The claimant is fully disabled. But the decision was not fully favorable.
Don't confuse the term "Fully Favorable" decision with being "fully disabled." Social Security does not pay any benefit for being "partly disabled,' because there is no such thing as a partial disability under Social Security rules.
When a claimant receives a notice of a "Fully Favorable" decision, it simply means that all the benefits requested in the application have been approved, including the back pay.
When a "partially favorable" is issued, it usually means that the alleged onset date of disability has been moved forward and some or all of the back pay has been lost. The claimant is still fully disabled--just not on the date they claimed in their application. A partially favorable decision does not affect the current monthly benefit, just the pack pay.
May partially favorable decisions be appealed? Yes, they may be appealed within 60 days. However, the claimant should understand that the entire decision is being appealed, not just the onset date. An appeal places the entire decision back under review. The result may be a new decision that is the same as the original decision, better than the original decision or more unfavorable than the original decision.
