What others are claiming that “certain conditions, disabilities, or medical health problems can get you automatically approved for benefits”, is not even close to truth. While certain conditions, disabilities or medical health problems do get claimant involved approved for benefits, SSA procedures entails that no claimant’s application be automatically denied and/or approved.

Saying that best solution upon denial of an application is to file another brand new application in order to plead your case and appeal, is another misguided idea. While it is right to appeal for your application, it is not a good solution to begin all over again. The only way to continue you claim is to request for reconsideration, and with it, necessary additions that may strongly support your claim.

Another myth states that you can't be awarded social security disability benefits if you have ever used drugs or alcohol. If that is so, then state is denying disability benefits to entire population since at one point in their lives, they certainly may have used drugs or alcohol! This is such an utter mix-up of law stating that disability benefit shall be denied to those whose impairment was caused by addiction to drugs and alcohol.

There are yet other misguided ideas and information that still burrowed in minds of citizens, especially those who are aiming to apply for disability claims. Unless a serious information drive campaign be done in order to answer all questions and to banish all myths in minds of people, more and more would still cling to farfetched ideas and false hopes in Social Security Administration’s system

It is most regrettable that most of claims for security disability and benefits are denied. In fact, 60-70% of claims are denied while it booms to 80-85% at Reconsideration level. In truth, a claim that is denied once will have to go to a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge before it is approved.

Denial of claims can be attributed to stringent requirements set. Severity of illness or injury is key and a doctor’s report indicating that claimant can still perform "light" or "sedentary" work may be cause for benefits to be declined. For this reason, a big 60% of initial Social Security disability claims are denied.

With this is mind, claimants are to make an appeal if their petitions are turned down. Make a quick consultation with local social security office and make a request for a plea of your case within sixty days upon receipt of letter denying request.

Social Security disability payments are right of a person who has paid into system and who is experiencing a long-term illness or disabling injury. The process is not simple but benefits can be substantial.