Austintown
Stroke and TIA Lawyer

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1. How Our Austintown Stroke and TIA Lawyers Can Help You
2. Our Austintown Stroke and TIA Lawyers Can Explain Eligibility Based on Your Condition
3. Let Our Austintown, OH, Attorneys Evaluate Your Options for Disability Benefits
4. How Our Austintown, Ohio, Stroke and TIA Lawyers Can Help With Your Denial
5. Talk to Our Austintown, OH, Stroke and TIA Disability Team About Your Claim

REVIEWED BY

C. William Kenny

January 01, 2025

Board certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy

If you suffered a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) and now live with conditions that are disabling, you could qualify for disability. Our Austintown, Ohio, stroke and TIA lawyers can help you understand your options and apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). 

When you work with an Austintown Social Security Disability lawyer from the Berger and Green team, we can help you fight for the compensation you need to make ends meet despite your disability. Contact us today for a free consultation with our team.

How Our Austintown Stroke and TIA Lawyers Can Help You

Berger and Green uses our more than 40 years of experience fighting for our clients’ best interests to seek and secure disability benefits for clients in Austintown, Ohio. Our lawyers understand the many new disabilities that can occur after a stroke and how they could affect your ability to work and earn. We know you need disability benefits. 

When we help you apply for benefits, we will ensure your application has the necessary information about your medical providers and other relevant details. We can also help you file an appeal and challenge a denial if you already applied for SSDI or SSI based on your stroke or TIA diagnosis and lasting complications. 

When you hire our team, you will not pay upfront attorney’s fees. Instead, we work based on contingency. We only get paid when you do. Contact us today for a free consultation to learn more. 

Our Austintown Stroke and TIA Lawyers Can Explain Eligibility Based on Your Condition

At Berger and Green, our Austintown, OH, disability lawyers can help you understand what it takes to get approved for disability based on your diagnosis and disabilities. The Social Security Administration’s list of impairments, known as the Blue Book, addresses stroke and TIA under Section 11.00, Neurological.

To learn the criteria you must meet to qualify for disability based on a stroke or TIA diagnosis, we must look at 11.04, Vascular insult to the brain. Under this heading, your medical records should show you have one of the following: 

• Impairments related to communicating with others, such as aphasia
• Difficulty moving limbs, limiting your ability to stand up from a seated position, balance, use your hands or arms, or walk without assistance
• Physical difficulties along with mental concerns related to memory, understanding, interpersonal interactions, concentration and task completion, adapting yourself to a professional setting

While the SSA provides certain evidentiary requirements to show you meet these criteria, the bottom line is that you could qualify if you can show that your disability is so severe that it keeps you from working. If you cannot work and earn a living despite medical treatment, you should qualify for benefits.

The Social Security Administration uses a figure known as the substantial gainful activity limit to determine whether a person can earn a living or not. If your condition does not allow you to work and earn at least the current limit, you could qualify for disability benefits. According to the SSA, the limit for 2025 is $1620 per month. 

Let Our Austintown, OH, Attorneys Evaluate Your Options for Disability Benefits

Social Security Disability consists of two primary programs that provide monthly income benefits for those whose health conditions prevent them from working and earning a living. Depending on your unique circumstances, you could qualify for one or both programs. 

Social Security Disability Insurance, known as SSDI, is for those who previously worked and paid into Social Security. This program requires that you meet the medical criteria and have enough work credits to qualify. 

Supplemental Security Income, often called SSI, is a needs-based program that requires claimants meet stringent income and asset limits in addition to the medical criteria. There are no work credit requirements for this program. 

How Our Austintown, Ohio, Stroke and TIA Lawyers Can Help With Your Denial

Berger and Green challenges SSDI and SSI denials for those who are well-qualified for benefits but received a denial notice. If you recently heard from a Disability Determination Services representative that your claim was denied, contact us as soon as possible. We know how to challenge this decision, but we do not have much time. 

The appeals process has several steps. If we do not gain approval for your disability benefits in one step, we can move on to the second. We must navigate these steps in order until we receive approval. 

Reconsideration

The appeals process begins with reconsideration. This step is rarely effective. It is a request for a Determination Services representative to review the claim again. They almost always reaffirm their initial decision during this process. 

Administrative Law Judge Hearing

During a hearing with an Administrative Law Judge, we can represent you and ensure you know what to expect. During this hearing, the Judge will review the claim and any supporting documents. These hearings may be in person, but more commonly, they occur virtually or via telephone.

Review by the Appeals Council

Sometimes, we might need to request an Appeals Council review of your claim and documentation. We represent our clients during any interactions with the Appeals Council and ensure they know what to expect throughout the process. 

Federal Court Review

In the final step of the appeals process, we can request a federal court review the claim, supporting documentation, and any additional evidence we can provide. This step is rarely necessary, but we are willing to take cases to a federal court review if the case calls for it. 

Talk to Our Austintown, OH, Stroke and TIA Disability Team About Your Claim

Berger and Green provides free consultations so you can learn more about your options and next steps. Learn how an Austintown stroke and TIA attorney from our firm can help apply for benefits or challenge a denial. Contact us today to get started.