LET A PHYSICIAN AND A LAWYER HELP YOU WITH YOUR
DISABILITY CLAIM
In addition to being a lawyer I am a surgeon with almost thirty years of medical experience.
I served as Clinical Associate Professor in Surgery and Attending Surgeon
in Transplantation at SUNY at Stony Brook, , New York Assistant Editor, Transplantation Proceedings
and President of the New York Transplantation Society. As a associate professor of surgery I have authored 3 book chapters
three patents and 106 research papers published in peer reviewed medical
journals.
Because of my medical and research background, I believe I am in the best
position to study and present your disability case in the best light. I obtain all the medical records in your case and perform an independent medical research. I analyze your case. I often meet with your doctors to have the best information available. I then present an analysis of your case to the judge arguing not only the legal merits of your case but also present your medical file in its best light
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
89%
APPROVAL RATE
According the SSA
information, only 30% of claimants are approved by the SSA. Of those
denied at the initial level only 40% obtain benefits after a hearing
when representing themselves and 63% obtain benefits when assisted by
lawyer. By 11-01-2007 I represented 240 claimants before the SSA. The
approval rate of the entire group was 89%.
( see table) Appeals were taken on
behalf of 20 of the 27 claimants denied . The results of the appeals
are still pending. I expect at least 60% success in this group
resulting in further improvement in the approval rate of the entire
group
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LONG TERM DISABILITY -ERISA
Disability insurance policies are very specific as to the provisions that need
to be satisfied in order to obligate the insurer to pay you benefits. Group
policies are designed to limit coverage and the amount of benefits payable. This
is done in many ways, including limited definitions of disability, offsets
against benefits, as well as significant limitations and exclusions in the
policy.
Generally, group policies are subject to the ERISA regulations. The Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is the federal law that regulates
the establishment, operation, and funding of most non-governmental employee
benefit plans, including long term disability plans. ERISA was adopted to
protect the benefits of plan participants and beneficiaries. Unfortunately, due
to unartful drafting by Congress, the courts have often defeated the purpose of
the act and have provided protections to insurance companies at the expense of
participants and beneficiaries. ERISA is now used by insurance companies as a
sword in an attempt to deprive participants and beneficiaries of meaningful
judicial review
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VETERANS DISABILITY
I am an attorney
specializing in disability law and also a board certified surgeon
(transplant surgery) still licensed to practice medicine. I am
also most proud of being a combat veteran. Here is my picture as a
young Captain in the Israeli Seventh Brigade (armored). In 1973,
my brigade, with only 80 tanks, held the Golan Heights against an
assault by more than 600 Syrian tanks and artillery pieces, and led the
counter attack that won the Yom Kippur War. I am passionate about
defending veterans’ rights and firmly believe that my medical career
gives me a great advantage in understanding and challenging faulty
medical rating decisions. As an attorney admitted to practice
before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, I am committed to
understanding the very complex legal rules and decisions involved.
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS VETERANS
DISABILITY
What is the VA
disability rating system?
Total
Disability Ratings Based on Individual Unemployability
Winning your claim for PTSD Disability
Benefits
What is the Effect
of a Favorable Social Security Disability Decision on veteran disability?
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