So, now that your claim was denied, what do you do, now? Don’t wait out idly, request for an appeal immediately! There is a 60-day deadline, time enough for you to file appeal. The appeal to ask for is a request for reconsideration and you have to go about this yourself, personally even if you have a representation. This is simply to have appeal request “officially” on record at SSA office where you filed your initial claim.

What will happen if you fail to file for appeal within 60 day period? The answer to this is that you have lost all your appeal rights and will start over at very beginning – with a new Social Security Disability or SSI application, which is unfortunate for you because, first you could have best chance of winning a claim and being awarded benefits if you had gone through social security disability appeals process. Second point, filing another appeal entirely is a waste of valuable time. Subsequent applications will likely be denied for same reasons as first application.

So, don’t wait out forever feeling sorry for yourself once your case is denied! Contact social security office and your attorney or non-attorney representative immediately to avoid missing an appeal deadline.

Upon winning case, you are entitled to compensatory damages such as your medical bills incurred as a result of product defect, reimbursement for any time lost from work, and property damaged as a result of defective product. You are also entitled to damages for pain and suffering you experienced as a result of your injury. If you are married and injury has affected relationship with your spouse, you may be entitled to loss of consortium damages. Your spouse may also be able to recover these damages, even if he or she was not directly injured by product.

Indeed, to avail service of a competent counsel is best way to protect your interests if you have been injured by a defective product. So, if you or your loved ones have been injured because of what you believe is a product defect, you should consult a defective product lawyer at earliest opportunity to protect you right of recovery. Through an attorney, you’re assured that a thorough search will be performed to locate and then sue all proper parties if a lawsuit seems justified.

Simply speaking, in every defective product claim, if it wasn't your fault then someone must be held responsible, and if you've been injured then you may be able to recover compensation.