Fort Worth is one of the largest cities in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex and the county seat of Tarrant County. If you live in Fort Worth or the surrounding Tarrant County area and need information about Social Security Disability benefits, this page is designed to help you understand the local issues that may affect your claim.
Social Security Disability law is federal law. The same basic rules and regulations apply to a disability claimant living in Fort Worth, another city in Texas, or anywhere else in the country.
But where you live can still matter in a Social Security Disability claim. Access to medical care, local Social Security offices, hearing offices, and community resources can all play an important role in preparing a strong disability case. If you live in Fort Worth or Tarrant County and are disabled, we hope this information is helpful.
3 Keys to Winning Disability Benefits in Fort Worth
Key #1: Regular and Ongoing Medical Treatment
Securing medical treatment when you are not able to work is a challenge in Fort Worth and throughout Texas. Most medical insurance is tied to employment: lose your job, and you may also lose your medical insurance. COBRA extended benefits are expensive, and there is only a short time window to exercise those rights.
Many Fort Worth residents pursue Social Security Disability benefits at least in part to secure medical treatment through Medicare or Medicaid. But the difficult reality is that without ongoing medical treatment, Fort Worth residents may have trouble winning disability benefits.
Fortunately, Fort Worth and Tarrant County have low-cost or needs-based medical care options available, including:
JPS Health Network / John Peter Smith Hospital
1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, TX 76104
My Health My Resources of Tarrant County (MHMR)
Mental health and substance use services
Multiple locations in Tarrant County
Key #2: Hire an Experienced Social Security Disability Lawyer Who Focuses Only on Social Security Disability
It should come as no surprise that we think Denman Law Office is a strong choice for Fort Worth Social Security Disability representation. But with this page, we hope to give Fort Worth residents helpful information about Social Security Disability claims, whether you hire attorney Denman or not.
Choosing a Social Security Disability attorney is not much different than any other important hiring decision. You should look for experience, specialization, and someone who understands your community and can communicate with you clearly.
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Key #3: Prepare for Your Administrative Law Hearing: Be Truthful, Don’t “Put on a Brave Face,” But Don’t Exaggerate
Social Security Disability Benefits: Important Facts about Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth has a lower percentage of adult residents receiving Social Security Disability than Texas and the United States as a whole.
Workers
Disabled workers
Fort Worth has a high percentage of residents under age 65 without health insurance: lower than Texas overall, but higher than the United States as a whole.
Persons with health insurance, under age 65
Persons without health insurance, under age 65
Fort Worth is ethnically diverse
A higher percentage of Fort Worth residents identify as non-white compared with Texas and the United States as a whole.
Race “Other than White”
More Fort Worth households speak a language other than English at home than the U.S. average, but fewer than Texas overall.
English spoken at home
Language other than English spoken at home
Social Security Administration Offices for Fort Worth Texas
Depending on where you live in Fort Worth or Tarrant County, your Social Security Disability claim may be connected with one of several Social Security Administration field offices.
Fort Worth Social Security Administration Office
819 Taylor Street
Room 1-A-07, Federal Building
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Fort Worth South Social Security Administration Office
2901 Altamesa Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76133
Grand Prairie Social Security Administration Office
2010 N State Hwy 360
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Office of Hearings Operations for Fort Worth Texas
Most Fort Worth Social Security Disability claims — like all disability claims in Texas — eventually go before an Administrative Law Judge for decision. The ALJ hearing is where Fort Worth disability claimants often have their best chance for benefit approval.
Disability claims for those living in Fort Worth are generally handled by the Fort Worth Office of Hearings Operations, located in downtown Fort Worth.
Traditionally, ALJ hearings for disability claimants who live in Fort Worth have been held in person at the Fort Worth Office of Hearings Operations. This means Fort Worth disability claimants may be required to travel to the downtown Fort Worth location for their hearing.
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, all OHO offices stopped conducting in-person hearings in favor of video or telephone-based hearings. Claimants still had the right to request an in-person hearing, but often had to wait longer until in-person hearings were available again.
In addition, because video and telephone hearings do not require claimant travel, some Fort Worth cases may be assigned to OHO offices other than the Fort Worth OHO.
Currently, OHO continues to give claimants the option of a phone or video hearing. While the situation continues to be somewhat unsettled, it appears that claimants who agree to a video or phone hearing may receive a hearing date sooner than those who request an in-person hearing.
Attorney Denman has appeared numerous times before the ALJs in the Fort Worth OHO during his 30-year career and can also advise Fort Worth disability clients about this important ALJ hearing decision: in-person, telephone, or video?
Fort Worth Office of Hearings Operations
819 Taylor Street, Federal Office Bldg.
Room 9A27
Fort Worth, TX 76102
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