Crestwood Disability Applicant Wins with Horn & Kelley

Written by John Horn. Posted in Claims Won, Social Security Disability

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Attorney H. Elizabeth Kelley of the law firm of Horn & Kelley, PC, just won another social security disability case, this one at the application level, step one of the Social Security Disability process.  His client was a fifty-four year old Crestwood disability applicant with arthritic fingers, hands and wrists, open wounds on her swollen legs, painful skin on her back, depression, and anxiety.  We have represented many other Crestwood disability claimants successfully.     .

We Can Represent Crestwood Disability Claims at All Levels

We can handle your claim from the very beginning.  We apply for Crestwood disability claimants by filing online.  Applications for social security disability benefits have a seventy percent chance of being denied.  Then it is necessary to file an appeal called reconsideration.  We request reconsideration for Crestwood disability applicants by filing their appeals online.  Most claims are denied at reconsideration.  Then it is necessary to file another appeal requesting a hearing by an administrative law judge.  We request hearings for Crestwood disability applicants by filing online.  Crestwood disability claims are heard in the Orland Park hearing office.  Many claims are won at the hearing level, but if you do not win, an appeal must be filed with the Appeals Council.  Like everyone else who appeals to the Appeals Council, Crestwood disability applicants file their appeals in Falls Church, Virginia, by fax or mail.  The Appeals Council denies eight out of ten appeals.  Social Security used to allow sixty-five percent of claims overall, but now it is allowing only forty percent of claims.  We aim to win every claim without a hearing, but Social Security is just a big insurance company, and like any other insurance company, it only wants to take in premiums and not pay benefits.  That means you need a Social Security Disability Lawyer who will if necessary take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals, or even the United States Supreme Court.  Crestwood disability applicants file suit against Social Security in the United States District Court in Chicago.  If Crestwood disability applicants do not win in the District Court, they appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago.

Free Consultation, No Fee Unless We Win

When you apply for social security disability, make sure you hire a fighter, a lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court or United States Court of Appeals if necessary.  You have at least a fifty percent better chance of winning with a fighting lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals or even the United States Supreme Court.  Visit our website at johnehornattorney.com.  We are national leaders in social security disability law with more cases published in the Forum of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives than anyone else in the country for the last two years.  We show other lawyers how to win.  Horn & Kelley won nine of ten decisions in 2014 in the United States District Court two out of two decisions in the United States Court of Appeals in 2014.  We have represented many Crestwood disability applicants.  Follow Horn & Kelley on Twitter @HornKelleyLaw.

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Lawyers for Crestwood Disability Applicants, John E. Horn & H. Elizabeth Kelley

Kelley said, “We’re glad that we were able to get our client, a Crestwood disability applicant, benefits so quickly.  We aim to win every claim as soon as we can.”  Horn is an attorney who represents people on disability claims at every level in Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, and nationwide.  Horn & Kelley has offices in Chicago, Tinley Park, and La Grange, Illinois, as well as Highland, Indiana.  Their Chicago office serves Southwest Chicago.  Their Tinley Park office serves Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs, including Crestwood.  Their LaGrange office serves Chicago’s west suburbs.  Their Highland office serves Northwest Indiana.  They have represented more than 5,000 clients in the past twenty-five years, including clients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.  They can represent you in any state or territory.  If you are a Crestwood disability applicant, get a free evaluation of your social security disability claim and call Horn & Kelley at 888-921-5297.  A Crestwood disability applicant would ordinarily make an appointment at our Tinley Park or Chicago office.  We are on facebook.  Horn & Kelley practice only in the field of Social Security Disability.

 

Illinois Disability Claimant Wins Benefits after a Hearing

Written by John Horn. Posted in Claims Won, Social Security Disability

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Attorney John E. Horn of the law firm of Horn & Kelley, PC, Attorneys at Law, just won a hearing for a Illinois disability claimant.  Social Security decided that our client’s combination of COPD, cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease, shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff tears, and lung cancer equaled listing 13.14A from May, 2013 to January, 2015, and met listing 13.14A thereafter.       .

 We Can Represent Illinois Disability Applicants at All Levels

We can handle your claim from the very beginning.  We apply for Illinois disability claimants by filing online.  Applications for social security disability benefits have a seventy percent chance of being denied.  Then it is necessary to file an appeal called reconsideration.  We request reconsideration for Illinois disability applicants by filing their appeals online.  Most claims are denied at reconsideration.  Then it is necessary to file another appeal requesting a hearing by an administrative law judge.  We request hearings for Illinois disability applicants by filing online.  Illinois disability claims are heard in hearing offices throughout Illinois.  Many claims are won at the hearing level, but if you do not win, an appeal must be filed with the Appeals Council.  Like everyone else who appeals to the Appeals Council, Illinois disability applicants file their appeals in Falls Church, Virginia.  The Appeals Council denies eight out of ten appeals.  Social Security used to allow sixty-five percent of claims overall, but now it is allowing only forty percent of claims.  We aim to win every claim without a hearing, but Social Security is just a big insurance company, and like any other insurance company, it only wants to take in premiums and not pay benefits.  That means you need a Social Security Disability Lawyer who will if necessary take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals, or even the United States Supreme Court.  Illinois disability applicants file suit against Social Security in the one of the United States District Courts for Illinois.  If Illinois disability applicants do not win in the District Court, they appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago.

 Free Consultation, No Fee Unless We Win

When you apply for social security disability, make sure you hire a fighter, a lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court or United States Court of Appeals if necessary.  You have at least a fifty percent better chance of winning with a fighting lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals or even the United States Supreme Court.  Visit our website at johnehornattorney.com.  We are national leaders in social security disability law with more cases published in the Forum of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives than anyone else in the country for the last two years.  Horn & Kelley won nine of ten decisions in 2014 in the United States District Court two out of two decisions in the United States Court of Appeals in 2014.  We are on facebook.  Follow Horn & Kelley on Twitter @HornKelleyLaw

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Lawyers for Illinois Disability Applicants, John E. Horn & H. Elizabeth Kelley

Horn said, “We’re glad that we were able to get our client, an Illinois disability applicant, benefits back to May 2013.”  Horn is an attorney who represents people on disability claims at every level in Illinois, Northwest Indiana, and nationwide.  They can represent you in any state or territory.  If you are an Illinois disability applicant, get a free evaluation of your social security disability claim and call Horn & Kelley at 888-921-5297.  Horn & Kelley practice only in the field of Social Security Disability.

 

Bolingbrook Disability Claimant Wins In Sixty Days

Written by John Horn. Posted in Claims Won, Social Security Disability

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Lawyer John E. Horn of the law firm of Horn & Kelley, P.C., just won another social security disability case, this one at application, step one of the Social Security Disability process.  His client was a fifty-nine year old Bolingbrook disability applicant who suffered from arthritic knees, high blood pressure, an arthritic right shoulder and elbow, gout, irritable bowel syndrome, and the need to use a cane. The application was approved in sixty days.  We have represented many other Bolingbrook disability claimants successfully.     .

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 Horn said, “We’re glad that we were able to get our client, a Bolingbrook disability applicant, benefits without a hearing.”  Horn is an attorney who represents people on disability claims at every level in Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, and nationwide.  Horn & Kelley has offices in Chicago, Tinley Park, and La Grange, Illinois, as well as Highland, Indiana.  Their Chicago office serves Southwest Chicago and the Southwest Suburbs.  Their Tinley Park office serves Chicago’s South and Southwest suburbs.  Their LaGrange office serves Chicago’s West suburbs.  Their Highland office serves Northwest Indiana.  Horn & Kelley have represented more than 5,000 clients in the past twenty-five years, including clients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.  They can represent you in any state or territory.  If you are a Bolingbrook disability applicant, get a free evaluation of your social security disability claim by a Social Security Disability Lawyer, and call Horn & Kelley at 888-921-5297.  Horn & Kelley practice only in the field of Social Security Disability.

 No Fee Unless We Win

When you apply for social security disability, make sure you hire a fighter, a lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court or United States Court of Appeals if necessary.  You have at least a fifty percent better chance of winning with a fighting lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals or even the United States Supreme Court.  Visit our website at johnehornattorney.com.  We are national leaders in social security disability law with more cases published in the Forum of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives than anyone else in the country for the last two years.  We show other lawyers in the field of social security disability law how to win.  Horn & Kelley won nine of ten decisions in 2014 in the United States District Court two out of two decisions in the United States Court of Appeals in 2014.  Follow Horn & Kelley on Twitter @HornKelleyLaw

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Lawyers for Bolingbrook Disability Applicants, John E. Horn & H. Elizabeth Kelley

We can handle your claim from the very beginning.  We apply for Bolingbrook disability claimants by filing online.  Applications for social security disability benefits have a seventy percent chance of being denied.  Then it is necessary to file an appeal called reconsideration.  We request reconsideration for Bolingbrook disability applicants by filing their appeals online.  Most claims are denied at reconsideration.  Then it is necessary to file another appeal requesting a hearing by an administrative law judge.  We request hearings for Bolingbrook disability applicants by filing online.  Bolingbrook disability claims are heard in the Oak Brook hearing offices, depending on where you live.  Many claims are won at the hearing level, but if you do not win, an appeal must be filed with the Appeals Council.  Like everyone else who appeals to the Appeals Council, Bolingbrook disability applicants file their appeals in Falls Church, Virginia, by fax or mail.  The Appeals Council denies eight out of ten appeals.  Social Security used to allow sixty-five percent of claims overall, but now it is allowing only forty percent of claims.  We aim to win every claim without a hearing, but Social Security is just a big insurance company, and like any other insurance company, it only wants to take in premiums and not pay benefits.  That means you need a Social Security Disability Lawyer who will if necessary take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals, or even the United States Supreme Court.  Bolingbrook disability applicants file suit against Social Security in the United States District Court in Chicago.  If Bolingbrook disability applicants do not win in the District Court, they appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, maybe even to the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

 

Oak Park Disability Claimant Wins Quickly With Horn & Kelley

Written by John Horn. Posted in Claims Won, Mental Illness, Social Security Disability

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Social Security Disability Lawyer John E. Horn of the law firm of Horn & Kelley, P.C., just won another social security disability case, this one at application, step one of the Social Security Disability process.  His client was a fifty year old Oak Park disability applicant who suffered from an arthritic left knee, diabetes, numb hands and feet, obesity, low back pain, sciatica, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, and depression. We have represented many other Oak Park disability claimants successfully.     .

 Free Consultation

We can handle your claim from the very beginning.  We apply for Oak Park disability claimants by filing online at the local Social Security Office.  Applications for social security disability benefits have a seventy percent chance of being denied.  Then it is necessary to file an appeal called reconsideration.  We request reconsideration for Oak Park disability applicants by filing their appeals online with the local Social Security Office.  Most claims are denied at reconsideration.  Then it is necessary to file another appeal requesting a hearing by an administrative law judge.  We request hearings for Oak Park disability applicants by filing online with the local Social Security Office.  Oak Park disability claims are heard in the Oak Brook hearing office.  Many claims are won at the hearing level, but if you do not win, an appeal must be filed with the Appeals Council.  Like everyone else who appeals to the Appeals Council, Oak Park disability applicants file their appeals in Falls Church, Virginia.  The Appeals Council denies eight out of ten appeals.  Social Security used to allow sixty-five percent of claims overall, but now it is allowing only forty percent of claims.  We aim to win every claim without a hearing, but Social Security is just a big insurance company, and like any other insurance company, it only wants to take in premiums and not pay benefits.  That means you need a Social Security Disability Lawyer who will if necessary take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals, or even the United States Supreme Court.  Oak Park disability applicants file suit against Social Security in the United States District Court in Chicago.  If Oak Park disability applicants do not win in the District Court, they appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, maybe even to the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

No Fee Unless We Win

When you apply for social security disability, make sure you hire a fighter, a lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court or United States Court of Appeals if necessary.  You have at least a fifty percent better chance of winning with a fighting lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals or even the United States Supreme Court.  Visit our website at johnehornattorney.com.  We are national leaders in social security disability law with more cases published in the Forum of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives than anyone else in the country for the last two years.  We show other lawyers how to win in the field of Social Security Disability law.  Horn & Kelley won nine of ten decisions in 2014 in the United States District Court two out of two decisions in the United States Court of Appeals in 2014.  Follow Horn & Kelley on Twitter @HornKelleyLaw

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Lawyers for Oak Park Disability Applicants, John E. Horn & H. Elizabeth Kelley

Horn said, “We’re glad that we were able to get our client, an Oak Park disability applicant, benefits without a hearing.”  Horn is an attorney who represents people on disability claims at every level in Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, and nationwide.  Horn & Kelley has offices in Chicago, Tinley Park, and La Grange, Illinois, as well as Highland, Indiana.  Their Chicago office serves Southwest Chicago.  Their Tinley Park office serves Chicago’s southwest suburbs.  Their LaGrange office serves Chicago’s west suburbs, such as Oak Park.  Their Highland office serves Northwest Indiana.  They have represented more than 5,000 clients in the past twenty-five years, including clients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.  They can represent you in any state or territory.  If you are an Oak Park disability applicant, get a free evaluation of your social security disability claim by a Social Security Disability Lawyer, and call Horn & Kelley at 888-921-5297.  Horn & Kelley practice only in the field of Social Security Disability.

 

Tinley Park Social Security Disability Attorney Wins

Written by John Horn. Posted in Cases Won, Claims Won, Law Office News, Social Security Disability

Tinley Park Social Security Disability Attorney John E. Horn of the law firm of Horn & Kelley, P.C., won a Fully Favorable decision from the Appeals Council on remand from the United States District Court.   The claimant had been denied social security disability benefits throughout the entire administrative process.

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The claimant suffered from the aftermath of a cervical fusion, the aftermath of a lumbar laminectomy, obesity, and hypertension.  The District Court remanded September 24, 2013.  The Appeals Council on July 29, 2014, found claimant disabled December 1, 2010, the alleged onset date.  The Appeals Council adopted the administrative law judge’s findings of fact but assessed claimant’s residual functional capacity as sedentary rather than light and applied Medical-Vocational Guideline Rule 201.14 to allow the claim.  Usually the Appeals Council just sends the case back to the administrative law judge for another hearing.

 

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Tinley Park Social Security Disability Attorney John E. Horn & H. Elizabeth Kelley

Tinley Park Social Security Disability Attorney Horn said, “It’s unfortunate that decision makers at lower levels did not understand how serious my client’s impairments are.  I’m relieved I was able to win benefits back to December 1, 2010, for my client.”  Horn is an attorney who represents people on disability claims at every level in Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, and nationwide.  Horn & Kelley has offices in Chicago, Tinley Park, and Lagrange, Illinois, as well as Highland, Indiana.  They have represented clients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.  If you want a free evaluation of your social security disability claim by a Tinley Park Social Security Disability Attorney, call Horn & Kelley at 888-921-5297.

 Make Sure You Hire a Fighter to Represent You

When you hire a Tinley Social Security Disability Attorney, make sure you hire a fighter, a lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court or United States Court of Appeals if necessary.  You have at least a fifty percent better chance of winning with a fighter who can take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals or even the United States Supreme Court.  Visit our website at johnehornattorney.com.  We are national leaders in social security disability law.  Follow us on Twitter @HornKelleyLaw

Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyer Wins Vision Case

Written by John Horn. Posted in Cases Won, Claims Won, Law Office News, Social Security Disability

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Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyers John E. Horn & H. Elizabeth Kelley

 

Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyer John E. Horn of the law firm of Horn & Kelley, P.C., won social security disability benefits for a client who suffered from a calculated visual impairment value of .95, severe loss of superior visual field, severe photophobia, dry eyes, and sight reduction in the best corrected visual acuity of the better eye.  The claimant was denied social security disability benefits throughout the entire administrative process.

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Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyer Horn said, “It’s unfortunate that decision makers at lower levels did not understand how serious my client’s impairments are.  The Medical Expert at my client’s hearing thought her impairments were so serious that they met a Social Security Listing.  I’m relieved I was able to win a new hearing for my client.”  Horn is an attorney who represents people on disability claims at every level in Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, and nationwide.  Horn & Kelley has offices in Chicago, Tinley Park, and La Grange, Illinois, as well as Highland, Indiana.  They have represented clients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.  If you want a free evaluation of your social security disability claim by an Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyer, call Horn & Kelley at 888-921-5297.

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When you hire an Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyer, make sure you hire a fighter, a lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court or United States Court of Appeals if necessary.  You have a fifty percent better chance of winning with a fighter who can take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals or even the United States Supreme Court.  Visit our website at johnehornattorney.com.  We are national leaders in social security disability law.  Follow us on Twitter @HornKelleyLaw

Chicago Social Security Disability Lawyer Wins In US District Court

Written by John Horn. Posted in Cases Won, Claims Won, Law Office News, Social Security Disability

Chicago Social Security Disability Lawyer John E. Horn of the law firm of Horn & Kelley, P.C., won in the United States District Court a new hearing for a client whose claim for social security disability benefits was denied.   The case was Kennedy v. Colvin, 13 C 5180.  The claimant was denied social security disability benefits throughout the entire administrative process.

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The claimant suffered from pelvic outlet obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, degenerative disc disease and anxiety.  The district court held that Social Security did not adequately explain the credibility determination and it was not supported by substantial evidence in the record.  The district court also said Social Security erred in giving no weight to the disabling opinion of the treating physician, a gastroenterologist, and great weight to the opinions of the State agency doctors, who had no relevant specialties.

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Chicago Social Security Disability Lawyer Horn said, “It’s unfortunate that decision makers at lower levels did not understand how serious my client’s impairments are.  I’m relieved I was able to win a new hearing for my client.”  Horn is an attorney who represents people on disability claims at every level in Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, and nationwide.  Horn & Kelley has offices in Chicago, Tinley Park, and Lagrange, Illinois, as well as Highland, Indiana.  They have represented clients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.  If you want a free evaluation of your social security disability claim by a Chicago Social Security Disability Lawyer, call Horn & Kelley at 888-921-5297.

 

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Chicago Social Security Disability Lawyer John E. Horn & H. Elizabeth Kelley

When you hire a Chicago Social Security Disability Lawyer, make sure you hire a fighter, a lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court or United States Court of Appeals if necessary.  You have a fifty percent better chance of winning with a fighter who can take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals or even the United States Supreme Court.  Visit our website at johnehornattorney.com.  We are national leaders in social security disability law.  Follow us on Twitter @HornKelleyLaw

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Highland Social Security Disability Lawyer wins in US Court of Appeals

Written by John Horn. Posted in Cases Won, Claims Won, Law Office News, Social Security Disability

Highland Social Security Disability Lawyer John E. Horn of the law firm of Horn & Kelley, P.C., won in the United States Court of Appeals a new hearing for a client who claim for social security disability benefits was denied.   The case was Murphy v. Colvin, 13-3154, Seventh Cir., July 22, 2014.  The claimant was denied social security disability benefits throughout the entire administrative process and also by the United States District Court.  The district court ruled for the Commissioner in 12 C 3879.  Plaintiff appealed.  The Seventh Circuit reversed July 22, 2014.

The Seventh Circuit held that Social Security did not adequately explain her credibility determination and it was not supported by substantial evidence in the record.  Social Security drew adverse inferences from facts without having the claimant explain them (claimant’s cessation of physical therapy and a vacation she took).  Murphy v. Colvin, Slip opinion at 7-9.

The Seventh Circuit held that Social Security’s RFC determination was not supported by substantial evidence.  No medical evidence in the record contradicted the claimant’s testimony that she could not perform light work.  Murphy, Slip Opinion at 10-14.

The Seventh Circuit finally held that Social Security improperly relied on the grids to deny the claim because there were non-exertional impairments and Social Security did not include in its hypotheticals to the Vocational Expert the limitations it found in denying the claim.  Murphy, slip opinion at 14-17.

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Highland Social Security Disability Lawyer Horn said, “It’s unfortunate that decision makers at lower levels did not understand how serious my client’s impairments are.  I’m relieved I was able to win a new hearing for my client.”  Horn is an attorney who represents people on disability claims at every level in Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, and nationwide.  Horn & Kelley has offices in Chicago, Tinley Park, and Lagrange, Illinois, as well as Highland, Indiana.  They have represented clients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.  If you want a free evaluation of your social security disability claim by a Highland Social Security Disability Lawyer, call Horn & Kelley at 888-921-5297.

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Highland Social Security Disability Lawyer John E. Horn & H. Elizabeth Kelley

When you hire a Highland Social Security Disability Lawyer, make sure you hire a fighter, a lawyer who can take your case to the United States District Court or United States Court of Appeals if necessary.  You have a fifty percent better chance of winning with a fighter who can take your case to the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals or even the United States Supreme Court.  Visit our website at johnehornattorney.com.  Follow us on Twitter @HornKelleyLaw

Tinley Park Social Security Disability Lawyer Wins In U.S. District Court

Written by John Horn. Posted in Cases Won, Claims Won, Law Office News, Social Security Disability

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H. Elizabeth Kelley and John E. Horn, Tinley Park Social Security Disability Lawyers

John E. Horn of Horn & Kelley, PC, Attorneys at Law, a Tinley Park social security disability lawyer, on June 23, 2014, won in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois a new hearing for a client who suffered from diabetes, neuropathy, depression, anxiety, shortness of breath, pain, and obesity.   The case was Smith v. Colvin, 12 C 5116, N.D. Ill., June 23, 2014.  Social Security failed to consider two pieces of evidence that did not support its assessment of the claimant’s residual physical functional capacity: the opinion of the consultative mental examiner (a Global Assessment of Functioning of 45) and the results of a pulmonary function test.  Social Security’s failure to address the apparent conflict of its conclusion that claimant was not disabled with claimant’s GAF of 45 (which indicates disability) left the Court unsure Social Security had considered all the evidence.  Social Security also erred in not explaining the weight given the opinion of the consultative mental examiner.  These errors were not harmless.  Social Security unquestionably failed to consider the pulmonary function test, which was submitted after the hearing but before the decision, and still had to be considered.

The claimant was denied social security disability benefits throughout the entire administrative process.  Horn said, “It’s unfortunate that decision makers at lower levels did not understand how serious my client’s impairments are.  I’m relieved I was able to win a new hearing for my client.”  Horn is a Tinley Park social security disability lawyer who represents people on social security disability claims at every level in Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, and nationwide.  Horn & Kelley has offices in Chicago, Tinley Park, and Lagrange, Illinois, as well as Highland, Indiana.  They have represented clients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.  Horn & Kelley represent claimants at all levels, from the initial application to the United States Supreme Court.

For a free evaluation of your social security disability claim by a Tinley Park social security disability lawyer, call Horn & Kelley at 888-921-5297.  If you would like to have Horn speak to your group, call him at 708-614-8833.  His email address is hornkelleylaw.com.  You can learn more about Horn & Kelley at their website www.johnehornattorney.com.  Follow Horn & Kelley on Twitter @HornKelleyLaw

social security disability lawyer wins under Listing 12.03

Written by John Horn. Posted in Cases Won, Claims Won, Law Office News, Mental Illness, Social Security Disability

Social security disability lawyer John E. Horn of Horn & Kelley, PC, Attorneys at Law recently won benefits back to 2010 for a client who met listing 12.03 Schizoaffective Disorder.  The client’s treating physician was of the opinion that the client was incapable of performing many essential work related activities.  Horn & Kelley are social security disability lawyers with offices in Chicago, Tinley Park, and Lagrange, Illinois, as well as Highland, Indiana.  They have also handled cases in Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.  For two years in a row they have led the nation in cases published in the Forum of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives–that is where the important cases for social security disability lawyers are published.  If you want a free evaluation of your case by a social security disability lawyer, call Horn & Kelley toll free at 888-921-5297.  Horn is a social security disability lawyer with 38 years of experience.  Kelley is a social security disability lawyer with 35 years of experience.  Together they have handled more than five thousand claims and two thousand hearings.  They represent claimants at all levels, from application to the United States Court of Appeals.  Visit their website at johnehornattorney.com.  Follow Horn & Kelley on Twitter @HornKelleyLaw

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