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Filing your own Initial Application for Social Security Disability Insurance could save you up to $6,000! When you hire an attorney to represent your claim, the attorney’s fee is 25% of your retroactive benefits (the back pay to which you’re entitled) and federal law caps that fee at $6,000. This eGuide is prepared by a Social Security Disability Attorney as a low-cost resource to help disabled people seize control of their financial future by taking the first step in the notoriously lengthy and painstaking process of collecting disability benefits from the US government. This eGuide will provide you with step-by-step assistance for submitting your own application online at www.SSA.gov. In preparing this eGuide, I’ve documented the entire online filing process from start to finish and have also highlighted certain key terms to explain some of the more complicated questions. Also, you will find useful tidbits that will help you prepare your application. The 2022 version of this eGuide is updated with the latest information and approval statistics, income limits, and changes due to COVID-19 and the law. My goal in writing this eGuide is simple: I want to explain the initial application process clearly so that applying on your own is manageable. I’ve tried to make this manual as convenient as possible, and I hope it makes your life a little easier. You have enough on your plate already, and I know a little help can go a long way.