Arizona Social Security Legal Questions

If you haven't worked 5 of the past 10 years, then you still may be eligible for SSI disability, also administered by SSA.  You would have to have very limited income and assets.  You should call the local SSA office to set up an appointment to file or consult with an attorney.  SSA will request your medical records, so you don't necessarily need to have the letter you are referring to.... Read More

The answer is in the wording or the terms of your disability policy which is your "contract" with MetLife. Most LTD policies do provide for some type of repayment if you begin receiving SSD. For instance, a recent policy I reviewed wanted, as a condition of payment, an agreement from the disabled worker that he would deposit and hold any retroactive benefits check received from SSD to be used to pay any long term disability benefits "advanced" in a lump sum. Your policy probably has similar wording.... Read More

The Arizona Bar Association has free help available if you follow this link scroll down to "FIND FREE LEGAL HELP" so that you can choose your County.  I was hired in this fashion for a similar case in Nebraska through the Volunteer Lawyer Project.  Yours is not an easy case and you need help. In the case I handled, the father had been cremated and buried in Mexico.  Depositions of the mother and grandmother were taken to establish identity and paternity.  I also had the further complication that the name did not match the Social Security Number.  However, we were successful in the end. If you have been turned down twice, you only have sixty days to appeal, that is, sixty days after the date of the decision.  Do this immediately whether you have located a lawyer or not to preserve your rights.  You can do this in person or by phone through your local office.  ... Read More