Reasons Your Social Security Disability Claim May Be Denied

Is your annual income too high to claim social security?

If you’re receiving monthly disability payments from the Federal Government, it is because you have proven you need the money in order to live day to day. Therefore, your financial resources need to be low. 

Examine all of your assets, including: stocks, cash, life insurance policy value, real estate and motor vehicles. You may not realize how valuable your assets are.

Failure to Show Medical Proof

You will need to provide medical proof that you are unable to work to receive benefits. If you fail to present anything that qualifies as evidence, you may be denied.



Evidence includes letters or notes from doctors verifying your disability, a record of your treatment attempts, and despite all avenues of treatment, a continued inability to work owing to your injury or other health condition.

You Haven’t Followed Prescribed Therapy

If you refuse to follow medical advice, you have a strong chance of having your social security disability claim denied. A physician will have a difficult time determining if your disability prevents you from working if you don’t follow the medical treatments provided to you.



It’s up to you to prove that you’re doing everything you can to get well enough to return to work.

Refiling After Being Denied Social Security Disability 

After getting denied, a lot of people will make the mistake of filing a new social security disability claim. These claims will immediately be denied for the same reason as before. If you were one of many who has been denied, you have the option of appealing this decision.



Social security disability benefits give individuals who are unable to work the financial means to provide for themselves. This could be any medically proven mental or physical impairment.

Our SSDI attorneys at Hosmer, King & Royce will examine the weaknesses of a claim, guide you on the evidence, and review the claim prior to submission. Contact our office to get started.