Was beaten and hospitalized in 2009, was hospitalized in trauma center almost a month , unconcious for about first ten days , have suffered severe debilitating headaches , nose bleeds , exertion , dizzy spells , memory loss at times ,. After dismissal from hospital in 2009 , i filed for SSDI ,that claim was denied all the way thru two denials and at hearing level. at that time 60 day window lapsed and i didn't appeal . in 2012 i subsequently filed new claim , with attorney , claim was denied rather quickly first and second reconsideration . At time of receiveing second denial letter in mail , i spoke with parralegal at attorneys office who had filed my claim and was told that they would be putting in for a hearing with ALJ , that was March 2013 . After not receiveing any correspondence from SSI concerning my case , August 2013 I contacted attorneys office and was told by parralegal that i would be receiving letter from SSA notifying me of hearing date and time. Again after five months with no correpondence from SSA , and or my lawyer , I contacted SSA by phone January 2014 and was told no request for hearing was filed on my claim circa March 2013 . Thus i called my attorneys office and after heated discussion came to realization that they had dropped the ball on my case . Since finding this out in first week of January 2014 , i have recently been mailed a letter from the attorney , stateing that they can no longer represent me on my claim. Why didn't i receive a letter from them stateing that a year ago ? What can i , and should i do now , as i am still suffering medical issues as a result of my initial injury circa 2009 and haven't worked as a result of these problems , since September 2009 prior to injury !! Please help with any advice !!
Hi there,
I am SO sorry to hear that. It really sounds like your attorney didn't help you out. I would highly recommend contacting another one. We connect claimants with attorneys who are dedicated to actually helping them win disability benefits. You can find one for free by filling out our short sign-up form to the left-hand side of this screen.
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