Individuals who are too sick or injured to work may be eligible to receive Social Security disability compensation. However, getting that compensation is not always easy. When your application for disability payment is reviewed, it's carefully scrutinized. If you are denied benefits, it usually is because either: inadequate medical proof, or your ability to perform at work is not completely impaired, or your impairment is not severe enough to warrant compensation, or it's improbable that your disability will last at least one year or longer. If your disability claim is denied, you have the right to appeal the decision. The help of a qualified representative can be invaluable during the appeals process. The Social Security representatives at Morgan & Morgan have many years of experience representing disabled individuals who have suffered a serious injury or illness and may have been denied Social Security or disability benefits.