It is with great pleasure that I have finally created my video gallery on my web site www.castellilaw.com
It is broken down into 4 separate topic areas.
Personal injury, workers compensation, Social security disability and motorcycle accidents.
The library can be found at the top of the web site home page or go to http://www.castellilaw.com/video-library.html
the specific social security web gallery is social security disability.
For example one of the topics is : Three Critical mistakes that could ruin your social security case .
by Anthony Castelli Cincinnati social security disability attorney call 621-2345 to get the help you need
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Ideal Client for Cincinnati Social Security Disability Attorney
The ideal client is understanding, and does not have unreasonable expectations about the outcome of the case, or the time it takes to get there. The ideal client can see both sides of an argument (just as his/her attorney should), and therefore understands the strengths and weaknesses of the case. The ideal client understands that his/her lawyer does not control every aspect of the case, only certain aspects. The ideal client understands the dual role of the trial attorney as advisor and advocate. And the ideal client improves the chances of a favorable outcome by seeking and following the advice of his/her professional advisors.
The ideal client lets there lawyer know when there has been a new doctor or medical proovider. The ideal client does not exaggerate , but tells with specifics what are the reasons they can not work. The ideal client follows the prescribed treatment plan. The ideal client has a significant medical issue that keeps them from being to perform any sustained gainful work.
By cincinnati social security disability attorney Anthony Castelli call today for free consult for the help you need to get the benfits you desrve 621-2345
The ideal client lets there lawyer know when there has been a new doctor or medical proovider. The ideal client does not exaggerate , but tells with specifics what are the reasons they can not work. The ideal client follows the prescribed treatment plan. The ideal client has a significant medical issue that keeps them from being to perform any sustained gainful work.
By cincinnati social security disability attorney Anthony Castelli call today for free consult for the help you need to get the benfits you desrve 621-2345
Friday, October 16, 2009
Three Critical Mistakes Social Security Disability Applicants Make
Three Mistake Social Security Disability victims Make
by Anthony Castelli Cincinnati Attorney
Social Security disability applicants should watch this video because it will tell you how to avoid three critical mistakes that could turn your case from a loser to a winner. These mistakes are easy to make. But thet are easy to avoid with just a little bit of knowledge.
By Cincinnati social security disability attorney Call tony today at 621-2345 because he is happy to help you
by Anthony Castelli Cincinnati Attorney
Social Security disability applicants should watch this video because it will tell you how to avoid three critical mistakes that could turn your case from a loser to a winner. These mistakes are easy to make. But thet are easy to avoid with just a little bit of knowledge.
By Cincinnati social security disability attorney Call tony today at 621-2345 because he is happy to help you
Friday, October 2, 2009
Cincinnati Social Security Disability Attorney
Cincinnati Social Security Disability Attorney
Living with a physical or mental disability is not easy. Its a living hell when you have to live with a serious disability especially those that cause unrelenting pain. Its even more difficult when you can no longer function to support your family.
The federal government has two programs to pay disability compensation, in order ease the situation for you and your family.
1. Social Security Disability Insurance, and
2. Supplemental Security Income .
The law defines disability as a physical or mental condition, in which the ill or injured person is unable to seek gainful employment to support himself for a period of at least twelve months. To be able to get the disability income, one is required to prove disability to the local Social Security Administration.
The procedure for obtaining social security disability can be lengthy and time-taking. Almost seventy per cent of the cases filed are invariably rejected by the Social Security Administration. It may be a better idea to engage the services of an attorney specialized in social security disability law to help you. A Cincinnati social security disability lawyer can handle your claim and lead you through the social security disability maze.
They can examine your claim and recommend the right course of action. All work like compiling and organizing your medical records, employment history and witness testimony can be handled by a Cincinnati social security disability lawyer.
Your local Social Security Administration offices are at:
SSI Office
Room 2000,
550 Main Street,
Cincinnati,
Ohio, 45202
Social Security Administration offices
15 East Sunnybrook Drive,
Cincinnati,
Ohio, 45237
1-800-772-1213 is the number to call at social security disability
the National web site is www.ssa.gov
by cincinnati social security disability attorney Anthony Castelli
IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIM
CAll 1-800-447-6549 For a Free Disablity Case Evaluation
Living with a physical or mental disability is not easy. Its a living hell when you have to live with a serious disability especially those that cause unrelenting pain. Its even more difficult when you can no longer function to support your family.
The federal government has two programs to pay disability compensation, in order ease the situation for you and your family.
1. Social Security Disability Insurance, and
2. Supplemental Security Income .
The law defines disability as a physical or mental condition, in which the ill or injured person is unable to seek gainful employment to support himself for a period of at least twelve months. To be able to get the disability income, one is required to prove disability to the local Social Security Administration.
The procedure for obtaining social security disability can be lengthy and time-taking. Almost seventy per cent of the cases filed are invariably rejected by the Social Security Administration. It may be a better idea to engage the services of an attorney specialized in social security disability law to help you. A Cincinnati social security disability lawyer can handle your claim and lead you through the social security disability maze.
They can examine your claim and recommend the right course of action. All work like compiling and organizing your medical records, employment history and witness testimony can be handled by a Cincinnati social security disability lawyer.
Your local Social Security Administration offices are at:
SSI Office
Room 2000,
550 Main Street,
Cincinnati,
Ohio, 45202
Social Security Administration offices
15 East Sunnybrook Drive,
Cincinnati,
Ohio, 45237
1-800-772-1213 is the number to call at social security disability
the National web site is www.ssa.gov
by cincinnati social security disability attorney Anthony Castelli
IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIM
CAll 1-800-447-6549 For a Free Disablity Case Evaluation
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Social security disability Application process explained by Cincinnati Attorney
Watch this video so you can learn an overview of the social security disability process. What steps should you take to win your social security disability claim. Learn how you can start your claim on your own today. What must you prove to get disability.
Learn that if you are denied you must not delay in filing an appeal. your best chance then is to immediately hire an experienced social security disability attorney.
Learn that there are normally two appeals before you get a face to face hearing with a judge. learn what an attorney can do to help.
by Cincinnati social security disability attorney Anthony Castelli.
IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIM
Call 1-800-447-6549 or 513-621-2345
For a Free Disability Case Evaluation
Learn that if you are denied you must not delay in filing an appeal. your best chance then is to immediately hire an experienced social security disability attorney.
Learn that there are normally two appeals before you get a face to face hearing with a judge. learn what an attorney can do to help.
by Cincinnati social security disability attorney Anthony Castelli.
IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIM
Call 1-800-447-6549 or 513-621-2345
For a Free Disability Case Evaluation
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Can I Get Social Security Disability for Diabetes
The Diabetic and Social Security Disability
It is very possible to get social security disability benefits if you have significant diabetes. The first way to qualify is if you meet or equal a listing.
The listings for diabetes are specific findings or symptoms that your diabetes must fit in to. Quoted below are those listings. You meet a listing if your symptoms are the same as in the listing. You equal a listing if your symptoms ate not exactly the same but they are as functionally severe as the symptoms listed.
1. A diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus.
AND
2. Evidence of Neuropathy that must be demonstrated by "significant and persistent disorganization of motor function in two extremities" (conceivably, two arms, two legs, or one arm and one leg). This neuropathy must also result in a "sustained disturbance of gross and dexterous movements, or gait and station".
OR
3. Acidosis that happens, on average, no less than once every two months (this must be documented by the proper blood tests).
OR
4. Diabetic retinopathy that results in a level of visual impairment equal to the criteria set aside in section 2.00 of the impairment listing manual. Essentially, this means a visual impairment that involves a significant loss of peripheral vision in the better of the two eyes, or a significant loss of visual acuity in the better of the two eyes.
From a visual standpoint, it is very difficult for an individual with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy to qualify for social security disability or SSI benefits.This is because you must proof that you are almost blind.
Unfortunately, it is fairly difficult and relatively few claimants are approved for benefits on the basis of the listing. In fact, in most cases, claimants with diabetes who are approved for disability will not be approved on the basis of meeting the diabetes listing but, instead, will be approved on the basis of a medical vocational allowance. This means that your diabetes prevents you from working. if you meet or equal a listing and are not working social security presumes its because of you diabetes.
However if you can prove that your diabetes prevents you from working you can also get social security disability benefits. In this type of disability approval, a claimant's medical history (recent and past) and work history will have been reviewed and a determination will subsequently have to be made that the claimant is unable to return to their past work, or perform any form of "other work".
Are diabetes cases given proper consideration by the social security administration? They are given strict consideration just like most other illnesses, but these cases can be won. It does not necessarily require amputation. Many diabetics have great difficulty in controlling their sugar. It gets too high or too low. They get fatigued, feel dizzy, sick to their stomach and can even get confused or lapse into coma. These cases, if well documented with test results and third party confirmation, can be winners. For the very reason that the diabetic can not reliably work 8 hours a day five days a week.
I counsel claimants that if they can't control their sugar they should give up driving. This is strong evidence that the judges take into consideration. I have won my fair share of diabetic cases especially where there were neuropathy (feet or hand pain) or where the sugars were difficult to control.
As always, though, a disability claimant can maximize their chances of being approved for benefits by simply not giving up when they are denied (most claimants are initially denied for benefits), by following the appeals process, and by being fully prepared at the time of a disability hearing, if such a hearing becomes necessary. Hearing preparation, of course, will generally include having able attorney representation and adequate medical record documentation.
by Cincinnati social security disability attorney Anthony Castelli. He welcomes you to call him personally at 621-2345 for a free consultation
It is very possible to get social security disability benefits if you have significant diabetes. The first way to qualify is if you meet or equal a listing.
The listings for diabetes are specific findings or symptoms that your diabetes must fit in to. Quoted below are those listings. You meet a listing if your symptoms are the same as in the listing. You equal a listing if your symptoms ate not exactly the same but they are as functionally severe as the symptoms listed.
1. A diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus.
AND
2. Evidence of Neuropathy that must be demonstrated by "significant and persistent disorganization of motor function in two extremities" (conceivably, two arms, two legs, or one arm and one leg). This neuropathy must also result in a "sustained disturbance of gross and dexterous movements, or gait and station".
OR
3. Acidosis that happens, on average, no less than once every two months (this must be documented by the proper blood tests).
OR
4. Diabetic retinopathy that results in a level of visual impairment equal to the criteria set aside in section 2.00 of the impairment listing manual. Essentially, this means a visual impairment that involves a significant loss of peripheral vision in the better of the two eyes, or a significant loss of visual acuity in the better of the two eyes.
From a visual standpoint, it is very difficult for an individual with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy to qualify for social security disability or SSI benefits.This is because you must proof that you are almost blind.
Unfortunately, it is fairly difficult and relatively few claimants are approved for benefits on the basis of the listing. In fact, in most cases, claimants with diabetes who are approved for disability will not be approved on the basis of meeting the diabetes listing but, instead, will be approved on the basis of a medical vocational allowance. This means that your diabetes prevents you from working. if you meet or equal a listing and are not working social security presumes its because of you diabetes.
However if you can prove that your diabetes prevents you from working you can also get social security disability benefits. In this type of disability approval, a claimant's medical history (recent and past) and work history will have been reviewed and a determination will subsequently have to be made that the claimant is unable to return to their past work, or perform any form of "other work".
Are diabetes cases given proper consideration by the social security administration? They are given strict consideration just like most other illnesses, but these cases can be won. It does not necessarily require amputation. Many diabetics have great difficulty in controlling their sugar. It gets too high or too low. They get fatigued, feel dizzy, sick to their stomach and can even get confused or lapse into coma. These cases, if well documented with test results and third party confirmation, can be winners. For the very reason that the diabetic can not reliably work 8 hours a day five days a week.
I counsel claimants that if they can't control their sugar they should give up driving. This is strong evidence that the judges take into consideration. I have won my fair share of diabetic cases especially where there were neuropathy (feet or hand pain) or where the sugars were difficult to control.
As always, though, a disability claimant can maximize their chances of being approved for benefits by simply not giving up when they are denied (most claimants are initially denied for benefits), by following the appeals process, and by being fully prepared at the time of a disability hearing, if such a hearing becomes necessary. Hearing preparation, of course, will generally include having able attorney representation and adequate medical record documentation.
by Cincinnati social security disability attorney Anthony Castelli. He welcomes you to call him personally at 621-2345 for a free consultation
Monday, September 21, 2009
Social Securiy disability Application process
The social security application process starts with a phone call to the social security office. They will send you forms and I recommend you make an appointment to bring them in face to face. Many deserving claimants get denied. You have 60 days to appeal.
The first appeal is called a request for reconsideration. Social security may gather some more medical records but usually this still results in another deinal.
By now you should hire an experienced social security disability attorney. You are now going to appeal and request a hearing in front of the administrative law judge. You will get to meet them face to face. You are not required but you have a beter chance of winning if you have an experienced social security disability attorney with you. This step could take 18 months before you have a hearing. In limited cases an attorney might move this along faster.
An experienced social security disability can help you through the process . The statistics show represented claimants win more of their cases than unrepresented claimants.
by Anthony Castelli a Cincinnati social security disability attorney. He welcomes your calls for a free consultation at 513-621-2345
IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIM
Call 1-800-447-6549 or 513-621-2345
For a Free Disability Case Evaluation
The first appeal is called a request for reconsideration. Social security may gather some more medical records but usually this still results in another deinal.
By now you should hire an experienced social security disability attorney. You are now going to appeal and request a hearing in front of the administrative law judge. You will get to meet them face to face. You are not required but you have a beter chance of winning if you have an experienced social security disability attorney with you. This step could take 18 months before you have a hearing. In limited cases an attorney might move this along faster.
An experienced social security disability can help you through the process . The statistics show represented claimants win more of their cases than unrepresented claimants.
by Anthony Castelli a Cincinnati social security disability attorney. He welcomes your calls for a free consultation at 513-621-2345
IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIM
Call 1-800-447-6549 or 513-621-2345
For a Free Disability Case Evaluation
Saturday, September 19, 2009
You Can Afford To Hire a Cincinnati Social Security disability Attorney
How You can Afford to hire a Cincinnati Social Secuity Disability Attorney
Many claimants for social security are fighting for their financial survival. Because they are not able to work, of course they are facing financial hardship. So often they try to go it alone because they are unaware of how they can afford an experienced social security disability attorney to help them.
But if you are in this situation you will be able to afford a social security disability attorney. That's because most attorneys will take your case on a contingency fee. That means that you are not charged a fee unless they are able to win your case and obtain benefits that are owed to you . Most social security attorneys charge 25% of your past due benefits. So if your back benefit is $8000 the attorney gets $2000. Plus most attorneys will cap this contingency fee at $6000. So if the back benefit is over $24,000. the most that would come out is $6000. That's how I charge my social security disability clients.
Also some attorneys in Cincinnati will be willing to advance expenses and ask that you pay them back if they win. So don't despair if you are denied after your initial application. Social Security denies many deserving individuals. An experienced Cincinnati social security disability could make the difference.
If you have been denied don't delay. You only have 60 days to appeal . I would be happy to personally take your call to see if I can help you .
Anthony Castelli 1-800-447-6549 513-621-2345 You can go to my web site for more information
http://www.castellilaw.com/TOCSocialSecurityDisability.html
You can also go to http://www.castellilaw.com/testimonials.html to see what one of my clients father's said about my services
Many claimants for social security are fighting for their financial survival. Because they are not able to work, of course they are facing financial hardship. So often they try to go it alone because they are unaware of how they can afford an experienced social security disability attorney to help them.
But if you are in this situation you will be able to afford a social security disability attorney. That's because most attorneys will take your case on a contingency fee. That means that you are not charged a fee unless they are able to win your case and obtain benefits that are owed to you . Most social security attorneys charge 25% of your past due benefits. So if your back benefit is $8000 the attorney gets $2000. Plus most attorneys will cap this contingency fee at $6000. So if the back benefit is over $24,000. the most that would come out is $6000. That's how I charge my social security disability clients.
Also some attorneys in Cincinnati will be willing to advance expenses and ask that you pay them back if they win. So don't despair if you are denied after your initial application. Social Security denies many deserving individuals. An experienced Cincinnati social security disability could make the difference.
If you have been denied don't delay. You only have 60 days to appeal . I would be happy to personally take your call to see if I can help you .
Anthony Castelli 1-800-447-6549 513-621-2345 You can go to my web site for more information
http://www.castellilaw.com/TOCSocialSecurityDisability.html
You can also go to http://www.castellilaw.com/testimonials.html to see what one of my clients father's said about my services
Sunday, September 13, 2009
5 Steps to Winning Your Social Security Diability Claim
You may be etitled to Social secutity disability benefits, but social security often denies good claims. Here are five steps that can help you win your social security case.
1. Seek competent medical care for your physical or emotional condition on a regular basis
Without medical evidence you have no chance of winning your case. And even if you see a doctor he may not support you especially if you have not been to them enough to create a relationship.
2 Follow your doctor's advice and take the treatment and medication they prescribe. If you fail to follow treament this could lose your disability case.
3. Ask for a referral to a specialist. For example if you have epilepsy you want to see a doctor that specializes in epilepsy. A specialist doctor in a particular field carries more weight with social security than a general practioner.
4. Give social security information based in terms of how your injury or illness affects your basic work activities, such as how long you can stand at one time and how long you can stand in an 8 hour day, how much you can lift, how long you can sit and how long you can concentrate. This is a limited list but hopefully it gives you the idea.
5. Hire an attorney experienced in social security disability. They will know what exactly you need to win your case and will get the evidence necessary from your doctors. Studies show you have a better chance of winning your case with an experienced Social disability attorney http://www.castellilaw.com/TOCSocialSecurityDisability.html
you can go to the above web link for more information about social security disability
By Anthony Castelli Cincinnati Attorney focsing on Social Security disability , Pesronal injury and workers compensation call today at 621-2345 for a no cost consultation
1. Seek competent medical care for your physical or emotional condition on a regular basis
Without medical evidence you have no chance of winning your case. And even if you see a doctor he may not support you especially if you have not been to them enough to create a relationship.
2 Follow your doctor's advice and take the treatment and medication they prescribe. If you fail to follow treament this could lose your disability case.
3. Ask for a referral to a specialist. For example if you have epilepsy you want to see a doctor that specializes in epilepsy. A specialist doctor in a particular field carries more weight with social security than a general practioner.
4. Give social security information based in terms of how your injury or illness affects your basic work activities, such as how long you can stand at one time and how long you can stand in an 8 hour day, how much you can lift, how long you can sit and how long you can concentrate. This is a limited list but hopefully it gives you the idea.
5. Hire an attorney experienced in social security disability. They will know what exactly you need to win your case and will get the evidence necessary from your doctors. Studies show you have a better chance of winning your case with an experienced Social disability attorney http://www.castellilaw.com/TOCSocialSecurityDisability.html
you can go to the above web link for more information about social security disability
By Anthony Castelli Cincinnati Attorney focsing on Social Security disability , Pesronal injury and workers compensation call today at 621-2345 for a no cost consultation
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