Can't Work Because of a Medical Condition? You May Qualify for Monthly Benefits.
Take the free 2-minute eligibility check. We'll match you with a vetted disability advocate who fights to get you what you've earned — at no upfront cost.
No cost to get matched Strictly confidential No obligation to proceed
Three Steps to Get Matched
The disability system is built to be hard to navigate alone. Here's how getting help works.
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Answer a Few Quick Questions
About your work status, your condition, and where you are in the SSDI process. About 2 minutes, plain language, no legal jargon.
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Get Matched With an Advocate
We connect you with a vetted disability advocate who takes cases like yours and is licensed to practice in your state.
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Talk to a Real Person
Your advocate reaches out to walk through your case and explain your options — free, and with no obligation to move forward.
The Right Advocate Is Probably the Most Important Decision You'll Make
The Social Security Administration denies the majority of initial disability applications — 64% in fiscal year 2025, according to the agency's own performance data. Most denials come down to gaps in medical evidence or paperwork an experienced advocate knows how to avoid. An advocate builds your medical record, handles every appeal, and fights to get your claim approved, at no upfront cost to you.
Source: GAO-18-37
What an Advocate Actually Does
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Builds Your Medical Record
Gathers the treatment notes, test results, and physician statements the SSA needs to see — and makes sure the file actually reflects how serious your condition is.
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Translates Your Case for the SSA
Frames your claim in the terms SSA decision-makers actually use: your Residual Functional Capacity, vocational factors like age and past work, and the medical listings your condition may meet.
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Handles Every Appeal
Manages reconsideration, the hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, and an Appeals Council review if it comes to that — so you're not learning the process for the first time under deadline pressure.
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Cross-Examines Vocational Experts
At a hearing, the SSA brings in a vocational expert to argue you could still work. An advocate is prepared to challenge that testimony on your behalf.
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Calculates Your Back Pay
Works to establish the correct onset date for your disability, so you receive the full retroactive back pay you're owed — not just benefits starting from your decision date.
How Advocates Get Paid — and Why It Costs You Nothing Upfront
SSDI advocates and attorneys are almost always paid on contingency, which lines their incentives up with yours.
Source: SSA representative fee agreement rules, effective January 1, 2026.
How We Vet Every Advocate in Our Network
Before an advocate can accept a match through this site, they have to clear the following:
Common Questions About Advocates
What is a disability advocate?
A disability advocate is someone authorized by the SSA to represent claimants — this can be an attorney or a qualified non-attorney representative. Advocates help gather medical evidence, prepare your case, and represent you at hearings and appeals.
How much does it cost?
Nothing upfront. Advocates are paid on contingency, meaning they only get paid if you win, and the fee is capped by federal rule at 25% of your past-due benefits or $9,200, whichever is less, as of 2026.
Is representation better than going it alone?
According to a GAO review of federal hearing decisions, represented claimants were allowed benefits at a rate nearly three times higher than unrepresented claimants. There's no guarantee for any individual case, but the data favors having representation.
What's the difference between an attorney and a non-attorney advocate?
Both can be authorized to represent you before the SSA. Attorneys are licensed to practice law generally; non-attorney advocates are specifically authorized and often specialize exclusively in Social Security disability claims. Fee rules and caps are the same either way.
How do you vet the advocates in your network?
Every advocate is checked for active SSA representative authorization, a track record of favorable outcomes, current state bar licensing where applicable, a response-time commitment, and SSDI-specific focus. See "How We Vet Every Advocate" above for details.
The right advocate is free to find.
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