WTVH, a CBS affiliate in Syracuse, NY, is running a story on Social Security backlogs that combines some footage from the CBS Evening News story with some local footage. Unfortunately, the story contains a glaring inaccuracy. The reporter states that an attorney can reduce the time it takes to get on Social Security disability benefits. I wish it were true. Attorneys can help a claimant avoid making mistakes that would delay a case, but cannot make the process go faster.
Paradoxically, they can even extend the time it takes to process because they become aware of documentation that needs to be included in the record. Failure to aggressively obtain that record (whether by self or through SSA) could amount to malpractice of course, so who can blame them for it.
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