Here's a question we get a lot: "I have some substance abuse in my past. Will this make it impossible for me to get Social Security disability benefits?"
The short answer is, No, substance abuse may not always stop you from getting disability benefits.
The more complete answer is: It depends on the materiality of the substance abuse.
Does the substance abuse materially contribute to your disability?
Here are the 3 questions that help answer that:
1. Did the substance abuse occur within the relevant period, that is, during the period for which you are trying to get benefits? If not, it is not material and will not affect the claim.
2. If you had not abused drugs and/or alcohol, would you still be disabled by one or more impairments? If the answer is Yes, then the substance abuse is not material and will not affect the claim.
3. Finally, if you stop using drugs or alcohol today would your impairment(s) improve to a point that you would no longer be disabled? If the answer is No, then the substance abuse is not material and will not affect your claim for benefits.
While Social Security may not pay a disability benefit where substance abuse materially contributes to the impairment, individuals who have drug or alcohol abuse in their past may still be disabled by other unrelated impairments and may still qualify for a benefit.
Let me give just one example of this: Mr. Gill Claimant had a severe drug abuse problem from 2001 to 2006. In 2006, he went to rehab and got off the drugs. He has remained drug free. However, in 2008 Mr. Claimant was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor which disabled him. He applied for a disability benefit beginning June 1, 2008. The drug abuse is not material to the claim for the following reasons:
A. The abuse occurred prior to the claim for benefits; it is outside the "relevant period." No benefit is being asked for during the period of drug abuse.
B. There is no medical evidence that the drug abuse caused or contributed materially to the brain tumor, and
C. Since Mr. Claimant is now totally free of any drug abuse, his medical impairment is not going to improve to the point that he will no longer be disabled.
Keep in mind that any one of the above statements (A, B or C) would make the drug abuse immaterial. All 3 statements don't have to be true.
We often see the materiality issue with alcohol abuse. If an individual abused alcohol for years and developed cirrhosis of the liver, which is now disabling, was the alcohol abuse material to the impairment? By asking the A, B and C questions above, this can be determined.
Let's assume that the alcohol abuse was within the relevant period. Abuse did occur during the same period for which a benefit is being sought. So, question B: Did the alcohol abuse contribute to the cirrhosis? The answer is, yes, probably. Now question C: If the claimant stops using alcohol today and never touches it again, will his cirrhosis improve to the point that he will not longer be disabled? No, so the alcohol use is not material to the claim.
This may seem cut-and-dried in theory. However, in reality-- when you get before a judge--this issue can be a lot more subjective and tricky. Good legal counsel is recommended.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SSDI CASE AND INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF BEING APPROVED
There are strong disability cases, average disability cases, and weak disability cases. Sometimes, even an average case can be improved to become strong. Maybe a weak case which has little chance of success can be made stronger.
For sure, a case is what it is: the facts will always be the facts. Here are things you simply cannot change:
Simply put, there may be things you can do to increase your odds of getting paid a disability benefit.
When someone asks me to help with their Social Security disability case (often one that has already been denied once or twice), I ask myself this question: How can I add value to the case?
How can I make it a stronger case? How can I increase the odds of getting the case paid?
Often, I need more medical evidence or better medical evidence. I rarely get a new case where there has been adequate work on the medical evidence. Things are always missing, incomplete or vague. Going to trial with a case which has weak or incomplete evidence is a waste of time.
One piece of evidence that is most often overlooked is "opinion evidence." What is your doctor's opinion of your ability to function in a work environment? What is your maximum lifting limit? How long can you sit, stand, walk in an eight-hour day? How much will you be off task due to pain or other symptoms? Will you be absent from work more than 1 or 2 days per month? This information is never found in medical records. Social Security almost never asks these questions of your doctor(s).
It's often attention to small details that wins disability cases. When you go before a judge you must go with proof of your disability in hand.
Every case can be strengthened and improved. Why not let someone look at your case before it's too late?
__________________
The Forsythe Firm
Social Security Disability Counselors
7027 Old Madison Pike, Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
"Across from Bridge Street"
(256) 799-0297 Free Consultations
For sure, a case is what it is: the facts will always be the facts. Here are things you simply cannot change:
- age
- education
- types of impairments
- work history
Simply put, there may be things you can do to increase your odds of getting paid a disability benefit.
When someone asks me to help with their Social Security disability case (often one that has already been denied once or twice), I ask myself this question: How can I add value to the case?
How can I make it a stronger case? How can I increase the odds of getting the case paid?
Often, I need more medical evidence or better medical evidence. I rarely get a new case where there has been adequate work on the medical evidence. Things are always missing, incomplete or vague. Going to trial with a case which has weak or incomplete evidence is a waste of time.
One piece of evidence that is most often overlooked is "opinion evidence." What is your doctor's opinion of your ability to function in a work environment? What is your maximum lifting limit? How long can you sit, stand, walk in an eight-hour day? How much will you be off task due to pain or other symptoms? Will you be absent from work more than 1 or 2 days per month? This information is never found in medical records. Social Security almost never asks these questions of your doctor(s).
It's often attention to small details that wins disability cases. When you go before a judge you must go with proof of your disability in hand.
Every case can be strengthened and improved. Why not let someone look at your case before it's too late?
__________________
The Forsythe Firm
Social Security Disability Counselors
7027 Old Madison Pike, Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
"Across from Bridge Street"
(256) 799-0297 Free Consultations
Thursday, September 12, 2019
YOU CANNOT BE PARTIALLY DISABLED
Unlike some government agencies, Social Security does not recognize a partial disability. Whereas the Veterans Administration may award a 40 percent disability or a 10 percent disability, Social Security only recognizes total disability. You are either disabled or not--nowhere in between.
It's confusing because Social Security will sometimes issue a "Partially Favorable Decision." This is not a partial disability. It is the decision that is partially favorable, not the disability or the benefit.
Usually a partially favorable decision means that the onset date has been changed. The claimant alleged to have become disabled on a certain date; however, Social Security disagrees with the date and agrees to pay benefits at a later date. This causes a reduction in back pay and is not fully favorable to the claimant, hence the decision is partially favorable.
For example, I claim in my application that I became disabled on June 1, 2018. I want to be paid back to that date. However, Social Security finds that I did not become disabled until December 1, 2018 and they only pay me back to that date. Thus, I have lost 6 months of back pay. So, while I am fully disabled, I receive less back pay than I wanted. Thus, the decision is only partially favorable to me. (It would have been fully favorable if they had paid me back to June 1, as I requested).
Social Security disability is a complicated concept, replete with thousands of rules, regulations, stipulations, court decisions, precedents, laws and judicial notices. To help wade through all of this stuff, most claimants hire an attorney or "representative" to represent them.
Our office will provide a free consultation and case review. We never ask you to pay a fee unless you win and recover back pay.
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The Forsythe Firm
Social Security Disability Counselors
7027 Old Madison Pike, Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
Call us: (256) 799-0297
E-mail us: forsythefirm@gmail.com
SOCIAL SECURITY JUSTICE STARTS HERE
It's confusing because Social Security will sometimes issue a "Partially Favorable Decision." This is not a partial disability. It is the decision that is partially favorable, not the disability or the benefit.
Usually a partially favorable decision means that the onset date has been changed. The claimant alleged to have become disabled on a certain date; however, Social Security disagrees with the date and agrees to pay benefits at a later date. This causes a reduction in back pay and is not fully favorable to the claimant, hence the decision is partially favorable.
For example, I claim in my application that I became disabled on June 1, 2018. I want to be paid back to that date. However, Social Security finds that I did not become disabled until December 1, 2018 and they only pay me back to that date. Thus, I have lost 6 months of back pay. So, while I am fully disabled, I receive less back pay than I wanted. Thus, the decision is only partially favorable to me. (It would have been fully favorable if they had paid me back to June 1, as I requested).
Social Security disability is a complicated concept, replete with thousands of rules, regulations, stipulations, court decisions, precedents, laws and judicial notices. To help wade through all of this stuff, most claimants hire an attorney or "representative" to represent them.
Our office will provide a free consultation and case review. We never ask you to pay a fee unless you win and recover back pay.
____________
The Forsythe Firm
Social Security Disability Counselors
7027 Old Madison Pike, Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
Call us: (256) 799-0297
E-mail us: forsythefirm@gmail.com
SOCIAL SECURITY JUSTICE STARTS HERE
Saturday, August 31, 2019
SCAMMERS WANT TO ROB YOU - PLEASE BEWARE
You are sitting down to dinner and your phone rings. The caller ID indicates that it's a local number. In fact, the number has the same first 3 digits as your number. You decide to answer.
A voice on the other end of the line, someone who doesn't know your name, says: "This call is from the Social Security Administration. We have detected fraudulent activity involving your Social Security account..."
The caller will then ask you for verify certain personal information: your name, address and Social Security number.
This call is NOT from Social Security, even if your caller ID says "Social Security Administration." This is a spoof call. The caller may be in India or Bangladesh. Or some other foreign country. They use computers to generate fake telephone numbers that look like local calls. They call thousands of people (robo calls).
Please do not talk to these criminals. If they get your name, address or Social Security number, they will rob you. They may also ask you to send them money, often in the form of a pre-paid card of some kind. Social Security will NEVER ask you to do such a thing.
Social Security will never call you about suspected fraud or abuse. The real Social Security Administration always uses first class US Mail for such purposes. They never make this type of phone call.
The real Social Security will NEVER ask you to send them money by wire transfer, debit card, credit card or pre-paid cards of any kind. If you get this type of call it is a scam. Do not talk to these criminals. Hang up immediately.
There are variations of these fake calls. They may say they are calling from Medicare. Or the US Treasury Department. Or some other government agency.
Some recent scam calls say that a warrant has been issued for your arrest and you can prevent being arrested by sending money today (for example, "before 6 PM today" or "before midnight tonight").
Elderly individuals may especially be vulnerable to these criminal calls. If you know an elderly person who receives Social Security or Medicare, please warn them about these calls and advise them never to speak to any such caller over the telephone.
How do I know these calls are happening? Because I received 3 of them just last week.
The US government would like to stop these calls. However, because they often originate from foreign countries (India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.), it is impossible to find the criminals who run these scams. US telephone and communications companies need to do more to protect our citizens from these criminal activities.
Remember, just because the number looks local, it probably is not. It is very easy for a foreign criminal to get a phone number that looks like it might be your neighbor's number. Never, ever give personal information over the phone to anyone who calls you. (Social Security, Medicare and the Treasury Department already has your information).
A voice on the other end of the line, someone who doesn't know your name, says: "This call is from the Social Security Administration. We have detected fraudulent activity involving your Social Security account..."
The caller will then ask you for verify certain personal information: your name, address and Social Security number.
This call is NOT from Social Security, even if your caller ID says "Social Security Administration." This is a spoof call. The caller may be in India or Bangladesh. Or some other foreign country. They use computers to generate fake telephone numbers that look like local calls. They call thousands of people (robo calls).
Please do not talk to these criminals. If they get your name, address or Social Security number, they will rob you. They may also ask you to send them money, often in the form of a pre-paid card of some kind. Social Security will NEVER ask you to do such a thing.
Social Security will never call you about suspected fraud or abuse. The real Social Security Administration always uses first class US Mail for such purposes. They never make this type of phone call.
The real Social Security will NEVER ask you to send them money by wire transfer, debit card, credit card or pre-paid cards of any kind. If you get this type of call it is a scam. Do not talk to these criminals. Hang up immediately.
There are variations of these fake calls. They may say they are calling from Medicare. Or the US Treasury Department. Or some other government agency.
Some recent scam calls say that a warrant has been issued for your arrest and you can prevent being arrested by sending money today (for example, "before 6 PM today" or "before midnight tonight").
Elderly individuals may especially be vulnerable to these criminal calls. If you know an elderly person who receives Social Security or Medicare, please warn them about these calls and advise them never to speak to any such caller over the telephone.
How do I know these calls are happening? Because I received 3 of them just last week.
The US government would like to stop these calls. However, because they often originate from foreign countries (India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.), it is impossible to find the criminals who run these scams. US telephone and communications companies need to do more to protect our citizens from these criminal activities.
Remember, just because the number looks local, it probably is not. It is very easy for a foreign criminal to get a phone number that looks like it might be your neighbor's number. Never, ever give personal information over the phone to anyone who calls you. (Social Security, Medicare and the Treasury Department already has your information).
Thursday, August 29, 2019
THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE OF SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security Adminstration (SSA) speaks its own language. It uses abbreviations, terms and phrases that the average person simply can't understand. They are like a "foreign language."
Here are a few Social Security terms that you may encounter if you're trying to get them to pay disability benefits. Knowing these terms can make life easier.
Alleged Onset Date (AOD) - This is the date the claimant states as the beginning of disability. It is often the day after the final day at work. It is also the date you are asking to be paid from. Back pay often dates back to the AOD, so getting this date right is critical.
Date Last Insured (DLI) - This is the date on which a claimant loses their insured status for disability benefits. It applies to filing a NEW claim. For example, if your DLI is December 31, 2019, you are no longer insured for new disability claims after that date. Yes, SSDI does expire a few years after a person stops working and paying into the Social Security Trust fund.
Established Onset Date (EOD) - This is date on which Social Security determines the claimant first became disabled and eligible for benefits. It may be different than the Alleged Onset Date (above).
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - is a program for low income individuals who may not have worked and paid into the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. SSI may be available for individuals who are elderly or disabled and who have restricted income and financial resources. While SSI is handled by the Social Security Adminstration (SSA), it is not the same as "Social Security disability."
Residual Functional Capacity (RFC) - is the maximum work activity that a claimant can perform, in spite of their impairments. For example, a person may be limited to sedentary work, or light work. Sedentary work only requires lifting up to 10 pounds occasionally and standing no more than about 2 hours per 8-hour shift. Light work requires the ability to lift up to 20 pounds occasionally and to stand or walk up to 6 hours per day. An RFC may also include mental limitations involving such things as memory, concentration or following instructions, etc.
Treating Source Statement (TSS) - is a detailed written statement by the claimant's doctor, estimating the claimant's functional limitations. In other words, it estimates how long the claimant can sit/stand/walk, the maximum he/she can lift, and other limitations that may effect the ability to work.
Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) is a an estimate of the monthly disability benefit an individual could receive if found disabled on a certain date. The PIA changes slightly from time to time.
Past Relevant Work (PRW) - refers to all the work that a claimant has performed within the last 15 year period, as long as that work
There are other terms that may be encountered. These are a few of the more common terms associated with Social Security disability.
Here are a few Social Security terms that you may encounter if you're trying to get them to pay disability benefits. Knowing these terms can make life easier.
Alleged Onset Date (AOD) - This is the date the claimant states as the beginning of disability. It is often the day after the final day at work. It is also the date you are asking to be paid from. Back pay often dates back to the AOD, so getting this date right is critical.
Date Last Insured (DLI) - This is the date on which a claimant loses their insured status for disability benefits. It applies to filing a NEW claim. For example, if your DLI is December 31, 2019, you are no longer insured for new disability claims after that date. Yes, SSDI does expire a few years after a person stops working and paying into the Social Security Trust fund.
Established Onset Date (EOD) - This is date on which Social Security determines the claimant first became disabled and eligible for benefits. It may be different than the Alleged Onset Date (above).
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - is a program for low income individuals who may not have worked and paid into the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. SSI may be available for individuals who are elderly or disabled and who have restricted income and financial resources. While SSI is handled by the Social Security Adminstration (SSA), it is not the same as "Social Security disability."
Residual Functional Capacity (RFC) - is the maximum work activity that a claimant can perform, in spite of their impairments. For example, a person may be limited to sedentary work, or light work. Sedentary work only requires lifting up to 10 pounds occasionally and standing no more than about 2 hours per 8-hour shift. Light work requires the ability to lift up to 20 pounds occasionally and to stand or walk up to 6 hours per day. An RFC may also include mental limitations involving such things as memory, concentration or following instructions, etc.
Treating Source Statement (TSS) - is a detailed written statement by the claimant's doctor, estimating the claimant's functional limitations. In other words, it estimates how long the claimant can sit/stand/walk, the maximum he/she can lift, and other limitations that may effect the ability to work.
Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) is a an estimate of the monthly disability benefit an individual could receive if found disabled on a certain date. The PIA changes slightly from time to time.
Past Relevant Work (PRW) - refers to all the work that a claimant has performed within the last 15 year period, as long as that work
- was performed at a substantial gainful level (full time)--
- was performed long enough to learn how to do the job
There are other terms that may be encountered. These are a few of the more common terms associated with Social Security disability.
NEW SSDI APPLICATIONS: WHY SO MANY FORMS?
You are filing a new disability application with Social Security and you get buried in forms. Some of them have 15 pages or more. You're thinking, Why so many forms?
Each form has a purpose. If you skip a form or go skimpy (fill it out incorrectly or incompletely), it will hurt you.
DISABILITY REPORT (ADULT) - This form provides personal information about the applicant and also lists the doctors, clinics, hospitals and other providers who have medical records that need to be ordered by Social Security. It's a must.
WORK HISTORY REPORT - This form details all of the claimant's past jobs for 15 years. Social Security must decide whether the claimant is able to return to any of these jobs. To make this decision, they must understand the kind of work, the exertion level, and skills required. So, tell them how much sitting/standing/walking, bending, lifting, etc. you did on each job. Failing to carefully complete this form is like saying, "OK, Go ahead and deny my claim today."
FUNCTION REPORT - This 14 page form is to give Social Security an idea of how active you are--what you can do and what you need help with. They will use this to see how independent you are in functioning and translate this into whether you can perform work-like activity. For example, if you can prepare meals, clean your own house, mow your grass and shop on an unlimited basis, they will probably determine that some jobs exists in the US economy that you can do--hence, a denial.
I realize that these exhausting forms are difficult for an individual who is disabled. It may be best to have a family member, a spouse or even a friend sit down with you and help with the forms. The claimant needs to provide the information; however, someone else may help clarify the meaning of questions or even discuss how to best answer the questions in a truthful and complete manner.
If The Forsythe Firm files your application, we will help prepare all of the form for you. There is never an additional or upfront cost for this service. But the worst thing you can do is skimp on the information or fail to return completed forms.
_______________
The Forsythe Firm
Social Security Disability Counselors
7027 Old Madison Pike, Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
CALL US: (256) 799-0297 Free Consultations
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Each form has a purpose. If you skip a form or go skimpy (fill it out incorrectly or incompletely), it will hurt you.
DISABILITY REPORT (ADULT) - This form provides personal information about the applicant and also lists the doctors, clinics, hospitals and other providers who have medical records that need to be ordered by Social Security. It's a must.
WORK HISTORY REPORT - This form details all of the claimant's past jobs for 15 years. Social Security must decide whether the claimant is able to return to any of these jobs. To make this decision, they must understand the kind of work, the exertion level, and skills required. So, tell them how much sitting/standing/walking, bending, lifting, etc. you did on each job. Failing to carefully complete this form is like saying, "OK, Go ahead and deny my claim today."
FUNCTION REPORT - This 14 page form is to give Social Security an idea of how active you are--what you can do and what you need help with. They will use this to see how independent you are in functioning and translate this into whether you can perform work-like activity. For example, if you can prepare meals, clean your own house, mow your grass and shop on an unlimited basis, they will probably determine that some jobs exists in the US economy that you can do--hence, a denial.
I realize that these exhausting forms are difficult for an individual who is disabled. It may be best to have a family member, a spouse or even a friend sit down with you and help with the forms. The claimant needs to provide the information; however, someone else may help clarify the meaning of questions or even discuss how to best answer the questions in a truthful and complete manner.
If The Forsythe Firm files your application, we will help prepare all of the form for you. There is never an additional or upfront cost for this service. But the worst thing you can do is skimp on the information or fail to return completed forms.
_______________
The Forsythe Firm
Social Security Disability Counselors
7027 Old Madison Pike, Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
CALL US: (256) 799-0297 Free Consultations
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WHAT IS A MEDICAL SOURCE STATEMENT?
A Medical Source Statement (MSS) is a detailed opinion from one of the claimant's treating doctors which estimates restrictions in the ability to perform work-related activities: sitting, standing, walking, lifting, stooping, reaching, etc.
This evidence is almost never obtained by Social Security during the decision-making process. It must be obtained by the claimant or their attorney. Your doctor's office will not have the form used for this evaluation.
In order for the MSS to be credible and effective, there are some criteria that should be met:
1) The statement must be from an acceptable medical source: a medical doctor (MD), a doctor of osteopath (DO), or a Physician's Assistant (PA). A Podiatrist can provide a MSS for disorders of the feet and ankles only. An optometrist may provide opinions about vision. A licensed psychologist (not counselor or social worker) may provide opinions about mental health issues. Nurse practitioners (CRNP) are not considered acceptable medical sources by Social Security.
2) The statement should come from a medical provider (above) which has treated you and knows your medical condition(s) well. The longer the doctor has treated you, the more credible his/her opinions will be. The opinion of a doctor who has only examined you once may have very little persuasion.
3) The statement must be detailed and provide specific limitation of function. It must state how you are limited in such things as sitting, standing, walking, lifting, bending, use of arms, hands, feet, etc.
(4) The opinion expressed in the MSS must be supported by objective medical evidence in the patient's file.
6) Very general statements from doctors that do not identify specific functional limitations are not useful. For example, a doctor may write: "This patient is totally disabled and in my opinion he is not able to engage in any type of substantial work."
This statement is not acceptable as evidence because it only draws a conclusion. It does not explain why the patient is unable to work. Also, the conclusion about disability is reserved strictly to the Commissioner of Social Security under law, and doctors may not make this decision about who is disabled and who is not.
7) I strongly recommend that claimants trying to obtain a Medical Source Statement from their doctor obtain a blank form from an attorney or advocate. The form will guide the doctor in providing the required information. Doctors who simply try to write letters in support of their patients rarely provide sufficient information.
My office supplies free forms that claimants may take to their doctor to complete.
_________
Gregory Forsythe
The Forsythe Firm
7027 Old Madison Pike, Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
CALL US: (256) 799-0297 "Free consultations"
Serving all of Alabama and Middle Tennesee - Locally
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This evidence is almost never obtained by Social Security during the decision-making process. It must be obtained by the claimant or their attorney. Your doctor's office will not have the form used for this evaluation.
In order for the MSS to be credible and effective, there are some criteria that should be met:
1) The statement must be from an acceptable medical source: a medical doctor (MD), a doctor of osteopath (DO), or a Physician's Assistant (PA). A Podiatrist can provide a MSS for disorders of the feet and ankles only. An optometrist may provide opinions about vision. A licensed psychologist (not counselor or social worker) may provide opinions about mental health issues. Nurse practitioners (CRNP) are not considered acceptable medical sources by Social Security.
2) The statement should come from a medical provider (above) which has treated you and knows your medical condition(s) well. The longer the doctor has treated you, the more credible his/her opinions will be. The opinion of a doctor who has only examined you once may have very little persuasion.
3) The statement must be detailed and provide specific limitation of function. It must state how you are limited in such things as sitting, standing, walking, lifting, bending, use of arms, hands, feet, etc.
(4) The opinion expressed in the MSS must be supported by objective medical evidence in the patient's file.
6) Very general statements from doctors that do not identify specific functional limitations are not useful. For example, a doctor may write: "This patient is totally disabled and in my opinion he is not able to engage in any type of substantial work."
This statement is not acceptable as evidence because it only draws a conclusion. It does not explain why the patient is unable to work. Also, the conclusion about disability is reserved strictly to the Commissioner of Social Security under law, and doctors may not make this decision about who is disabled and who is not.
7) I strongly recommend that claimants trying to obtain a Medical Source Statement from their doctor obtain a blank form from an attorney or advocate. The form will guide the doctor in providing the required information. Doctors who simply try to write letters in support of their patients rarely provide sufficient information.
My office supplies free forms that claimants may take to their doctor to complete.
_________
Gregory Forsythe
The Forsythe Firm
7027 Old Madison Pike, Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35806
CALL US: (256) 799-0297 "Free consultations"
Serving all of Alabama and Middle Tennesee - Locally
SOCIAL SECURITY JUSTICE BEGINS HERE
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