If you have suffered an injury that would cause you to need to claim social-security disability funding, then you are going to need to make sure that your claim gets approved. This is a long and arduous process that has high stakes that could result in your not being able to pay your medical bills should your claim go south. Here are some tips for making sure that the process of getting your claim to go through is as painless as possible.

1. Start Before You Run Out of Money

Your first step is to start on your claim before you begin to run out of money. This is critical because disability claims can take a long time to process. You don't want to be hurting for money only to have your case be denied. Try to make sure that you start on your case early. If possible, start it while you still have the savings to deal with the costs you'd accumulate for the original disability claim and the possible appeal that might need to happen.

2. Get a Lawyer

Getting a disability lawyer, such as one from Horn & Kelley, PC Attorneys at Law, will greatly increase the chances that your case will be accepted because your lawyer will know exactly what information you need to get from doctors in order to highlight your disability and ensure that you get help with it. The other benefit of hiring a lawyer is that you will already have someone on board that knows your case and that will be able to assist you with the appeal. It could be nerve-wracking to represent yourself at the hearing only to have your claim denied. Having a professional in your corner to calm you down and make you feel better about the situation is invaluable.

3. Document Everything

The next step is to document everything that happens to you with regard to your disability. Be specific and include dates and times, any treatments that you have undergone, any medications that you have been prescribed and subsequently had, how much money the appointments and treatments have cost you. Also record as close to exactly as possible what your doctor has said to you. Consider having a doctor look at your notes and sign off after them to verify that they are accurate. Having a ludicrously detailed version of events that you can show to the courts will help improve the chances that your disability claim will be accepted.