Weirton
Heart Disease Lawyer

On This Page

1. How Can a Weirton Heart Disease Lawyer Assist With Your Disability Claim?
2. How Much in SSD Benefits Can You Receive for Heart Disease?
3. Is Your Heart Disease Disabling?
4. Our Weirton Disability Attorneys Can Appeal SSD Heart Disease Claim Denials
5. Call Berger and Green Today to Connect With an SSD Heart Disease Lawyer in Weirton, WV

REVIEWED BY

C. William Kenny

January 01, 2024

Board certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy

A severe medical condition like heart disease can upend your life and threaten your financial stability, especially if you cannot work. You can seek Social Security Disability benefits to assist with expenses, but securing payments can be challenging and daunting because many applications result in denial. If you are in this situation in Weirton, West Virginia, Berger and Green’s Social Security heart disease lawyer can help.

Batting for the money you deserve is the last thing you need to worry about while coping with your illness. Our Weirton Social Security Disability lawyers can file your initial application, strengthen your claim for an appeal, and advocate for you throughout the process. We will fight for the resources you need to provide for yourself and your loved ones while you focus on your health.

How Can a Weirton Heart Disease Lawyer Assist With Your Disability Claim?

According to the Social Security Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, just under 70 percent of Social Security Disability (SSD) applications receive denials. When this happens, those already suffering from an injury or illness must figure out why they received an unfavorable determination and enter a complex appeals process. Handing this would be challenging at the best of times. While suffering from heart disease, it can seem impossible.

Our heart disease lawyers serving Weirton, WV, can ease your burden by helping you apply for SSD benefits and representing you during an appeal. Our law firm can:

•  Answer your SSD questions and inform you about the benefits you may qualify for
• File your initial claim for disability benefits
• Ensure the Social Security Administration (SSA) has the appropriate information regarding your health care providers
• Explain why the SSA denied your claim and collect evidence to strengthen your case for appeal
• Manage your appeal and prepare you for your hearing

Our Law Firm Has Over 40 Years of Experience

Attorney Amanda Bonnesen and her team have years of experience representing injured and disabled clients. For four decades the law firm of Berger and Green has built a record of strong SSD claims for benefits. Equally as important, they have given us insight into the challenges that our clients face.

When you turn to us for legal help, we will support you every step of the way. But you do not have to take our word for it. Just read one of our positive client testimonials:

“We decided to call Berger and Green, and from the very first phone call, they helped me through every question that I asked. All I had to do is be honest and upfront, and they took it away from there.” -Beth, SSD client

We assist SSD applicants in Weirton, Hancock County, Brooke County, and across West Virginia. We make hiring our attorneys with experience in Social Security heart disease cases affordable and accessible by taking cases on contingency, meaning we charge no upfront fees.

How Much in SSD Benefits Can You Receive for Heart Disease?

Social Security Disability is an umbrella term for two unique programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Some disabled individuals can receive SSDI and SSI benefits concurrently, but each has its own application you must complete. The programs have the same medical requirements, but eligibility differs in other ways.

To qualify for SSDI, you must have earned work credits. You usually must have at least 20 credits (equal to five years of employment) to receive benefits. However, younger workers may need fewer credits, while older workers may need more. According to the SSA, the highest benefit amount possible in 2023 is $3,627, but monthly payment amounts vary from claim to claim.

SSI recipients do not need earned work credits. Instead, this program is available to individuals with limited income and resources. The SSA sets an annual benefit amount based on the Consumer Price Index and other economic indicators. The 2023 rate is $914 per individual and $1,371 per couple. West Virginia does not offer state-supplemented SSI.

Is Your Heart Disease Disabling?

You must meet the SSA’s criteria for disability to receive disability benefits. The administration will look at the following:

Do You Have a Heart Condition the SSA Considers Disabling?

You must have a medical condition that prevents you from performing your job or doing another type of work. The SSA maintains the Blue Book, which outlines conditions already considered severe enough to be disabling. Listed cardiovascular impairments include the following:

• Symptomatic congenital heart disease
• Ischemic heart disease
• Recurrent arrhythmias
• Chronic heart failure
• Heart transplant
• Aneurysm
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Peripheral arterial disease

You can still secure benefits for heart diseases, the Blue Book does not list. It will require submitting enough medical evidence to prove your illness is as serious and debilitating as those listed.

Can You Perform Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA)?

The SSA will deny your disability claim if you can earn at or above the substantial gainful activity (SGA) limit. The limit for 2023 is $1,470 ($2,460 if you are blind).

Will Your Heart Problem Last One Year?

Your heart disease must last at least 12 months before you become eligible for SSD. If the SSA does not expect your condition to prevent you from working for that long, it will deny your application. Even though you cannot receive payments for a year, you can and should file a claim as soon as a health issue keeps you from your job.

Our Weirton Disability Attorneys Can Appeal SSD Heart Disease Claim Denials

If your initial Social Security Disability application gets denied, our law firm can fight for you. Our Weirton heart disease lawyers can determine the reasons for an unfavorable decision and collect evidence to appeal your claim. They can represent you throughout the four stages of appeal:

1. Reconsideration
2. Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing
3. Appeals Council review
4. Federal court case

Be aware that you have only 60 days from receiving a denial to request a reconsideration. You then have 60 days between receiving notice of a decision to move your claim forward to the next stage of appeal. We can manage these deadlines and prepare you for each part of the process.

Call Berger and Green Today to Connect With an SSD Heart Disease Lawyer in Weirton, WV

Berger and Green’s heart disease attorneys serving Weirton, WV, can help you get the SSD benefits you need and deserve. With legal representation on your side, you can ensure you apply for disability benefits correctly and get counsel that can keep your claim on track.

Contact us today for a no-risk, no-cost consultation.