With this book, applicants will cut through the bureaucracy; they won't have to worry about how to fill out their application, how to deal with their caseworker, what information to include with the application, and, most importantly, which information to compile and forward to Social Security in advance to expedite the process.
This book, recently published, is unique in that it helps guide applicants through the process of sifting through the incredibly bureaucratic Social Security System using a proven system. Nothing like this has ever been written before! Created with the disabled in mind, it includes real live examples that will guide applicants step-by-step toward the completion of their application, and with the goal to acquire disability benefits on their first try.
With more than 60% of applicants for Social Security Disability Benefits being denied each year, this Practical Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits is timely indeed.
A Practical Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits, written by a young woman who went through the entire process herself when she became seriously ill and had to apply for Social Security Disability Benefits, clearly outlines all the pitfalls of the application process. This is her first book and she has written it from her home since she has not totally recovered from her condition. She wrote it because she knew the frustrations and time-consuming reams of paperwork that a disabled person must go through in order to gain disability benefits.
Excerpt
"Applying for disability is like playing a game of chess with a blindfold on! Your opponent can see everything and has a strategy while you, on the other hand, are completely blind and most likely are assuming your opponent is playing the same game as you. Not true! But remember that it is the system that can be unfair, not the people that work for the system."
Professional Reviews
Bill Wallmuller, Managing-My-Fibromyalgia.com
Michelle Toole was 34 years old when she became disabled, bed ridden and unable to work any longer. She was diagnosed with a neurological disorder. Using her parents as advocates, Michelle completed the entire process of applying for and receiving SSDI benefits in 6 months from the time decision was made to begin the application process.
Through Michelle's easy to read and easy to understand e-book, A Practical Guide to Social Security Benefits - Step-by-Step Instructions for Completing Your Social Security Application, she provides the reader with the right tools and recommendations, that if used and followed, will help he or she obtain Social Security disability benefits on their first try.
Michelle is able to do this due to her learned insight and understanding of the culture, bureaucracy, structure, paperwork and procedures of the Social Security Disability organization.
In her e-book Michelle stresses among other things the necessity of having an advocate[s] [professional or volunteer, friend or relative] to help in the process, a doctor that has seen you at least three times about your illness and is able and willing to support you in applying for Social Security Disability, and your having every right to collect the Social Security Disability Benefits you deserve. Benefits are NOT a handout.
The e-book is lengthy [162 pages] and thorough, containing an appendix with many forms, sample letters, charts, examples, and other resources and references. I recommend this e-book highly as a must read for any person considering applying for Social Security Disability Benefits.
Kirstin Gulling, Esq, Attorney At Law
Michelle Toole's book on how to apply for Social Security Disability Benefits is a must have for anyone who needs to obtain these benefits, or for anyone who wants to help a loved one or friend obtain these benefits. I plan on recommending this book to all of my clients who have a disability or who know someone who has a disability.
Arleen McCaulou, Idaho
"Dear Michelle, thank you so much for the help that you sent to me. I won my case! I still do not feel that it is true yet. But I wanted to let you know to keep helping people. You just do not realize how intense some of these judges are and they are not nice either. Not that I expect them to be, but the least they can do is treat you like a human being. Once again thank you. "
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