Bakersfield

The disability evaluation process

Answers to 8 common questions
Examples of who is and is not disabled
The sequential evaluation process
A large bureaucracy
Glossary

Disability forms

Employment questionnaire
Monthly headache diary
Monthly wage information
Activities questionnaire

Disability appeals

The appeal process
Good cause for late appeals

Your disability hearing

Advice for your Social Security disability hearing
Answers to 14 common questions
The hearing
Your testimony
Lay witnesses
Vocational issues

After a favorable decision

Answers to 25 questions
Delayed benefits
Questions about working part-time
Continuing disability reviews

Legal issues

Alcohol or drug addiction
Borderline age
Chemical sensitivity and
environmental illness
Chronic fatigue syndrome

Fibromyalgia
Illiteracy
Inability to afford treatment
Inability to speak English
Inability to stoop

Lupus
Manipulative limitations
Severe impairment definition
Subjective pain complaints
Worn-out worker regulation

Applying for disability benefits when you have:

Anxiety disorders
Arthritis & joint damage
Asthma
Back injuries
Complex regional pain
Congestive heart failure
Chronic fatigue
Crohn’s disease
Cystic fibrosis
Depression/bipolar disorder
Diabetes
Fibromyalgia
Hearing impairments
Hepatitis C & liver disease
HIV
Ischemic heart disease
Leukemia
Lung disease
Lupus
Multiple sclerosis
Schizophrenia
Soft tissue injuries
Stroke

Call Us
(661) 322-6736

1801 Oak Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Areas Served: We handle Social Security disability claims for claimants from the San Joaquin Valley in California, including these counties and cities:

Counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, and Tulare.

Cities: Fresno County: Fresno, Clovis, and Reedley. Kern County: Bakersfield, Delano, Ridgecrest, and Wasco. Kings County: Hanford. Madera County: Madera. Tulare County: Visalia, Tulare, and Porterville.

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