Helping Cancer Patients Get Social Security Benefits
Millions of people live with and survive cancer every year, but the impact the disease has on an individual's life can seem catastrophic. Surviving cancer often requires individuals to endure extended and disabling treatments and surgery, along with the impact of the disease itself. For people unable to work for extended periods of time, we work to help you get your rightful government benefits.
At the Robert Koenigsberg Law Offices, our attorneys have years of proven success and experience working with New York City's injured and disabled across a wide range of legal matters. We can help you apply for benefits through the Social Security Administration when you have been or will be out of work for more than 12 months due to illness, and we can also help you appeal if you have been denied benefits.
When You Are Out of Work More Than 12 Months
While the Social Security Administration recognizes cancer as an illness that can be disabling, you need to be able to prove that the condition or the effects of its treatment have kept or will keep you out of work for at least 12 months. Working with a lawyer like our disability attorney, Maria C. Makis, you will have an experienced professional on your side to help you build a strong application or case for appeal.
We work with New York area clients to pursue Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). We will help you gather and collect evidence to support your claim for disability benefits, and make the case that you are prevented from engaging in work as a result of:
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Transplants
- Surgery
- Fatigue
- Chronic pain
You will work directly with your attorney and get the benefit of a small but highly dedicated team that is committed to helping you get your rightful benefits.
A Law Office Built to Help You
Working alone, the bureaucracy and complexity of the Social Security Administration system may make getting benefits seem hopeless. You need experience, knowledge and dedicated representation on your side.
Call 212-964-9292 or contact us online today to schedule a free initial consultation. We don't collect attorney's fees until we collect benefits for you.
