Chermol and Fishman

SSDI, SSI and appeals for South Jersey residents

After a first denial of SSDI or SSI you have only sixty days to request reconsideration. Chermol and Fishman takes clients from Camden County and across South Jersey from the first application through to the hearing before an administrative law judge.

You can apply online, by phone or in person at the local SSA field office, after which New Jersey Disability Determination Services reviews the medical evidence. If the answer is no, reconsideration must be requested within sixty days, and the next stage, the hearing before a judge, often decides the case. Camden County hearings are usually scheduled through the hearing office in Pennsauken, and the firm explains in advance what to expect at every stage.

A case is built on documents, not on a diagnosis alone: recent notes from every treating physician, a list of medications and dosages, imaging and lab results, and a work history covering the past fifteen years. A doctor's statement about your functional limits, such as how long you can stand, sit and concentrate, often matters more to SSA than the diagnosis itself, while gaps in treatment and missing records are the most common reasons for a denial. The firm requests the outstanding medical records and tracks the deadlines for you.

There is no upfront fee: the firm is paid only if you win, out of the past-due benefits awarded.

The diagnoses we see most often in Camden County:
- Back and neck problems, herniated discs, spinal stenosis
- Congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease
- Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis
- Depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder
- Cancer, including treatment with chemotherapy and radiation
- Parkinson's disease and epilepsy

The firm works with clients from Camden, Pennsauken, Voorhees and other South Jersey towns. A first evaluation of your case is free: call, or fill out the two-minute questionnaire on the website.