Plano is one of the largest cities in Collin County and a major community in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. If you live in Plano or elsewhere in Collin County 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 Plano, 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 Plano or Collin County and are disabled, we hope this information is helpful.
3 Keys to Winning Disability Benefits in Plano
Key #1: Regular and Ongoing Medical Treatment
Securing medical treatment when you are not able to work is a challenge in Plano 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 Plano 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, Plano residents may have trouble winning disability benefits.
Fortunately, Plano and Collin County have low-cost or needs-based medical care options available, including:
Indigent Health Office
825 N. McDonald St.
Suite 110
McKinney, TX 75069
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 Plano Social Security Disability representation. But with this page, we hope to give Plano and Collin County 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. For Plano residents, it is important to look for experience, specialization, and a lawyer who understands how local medical records, SSA offices, and hearing office procedures can affect a disability claim.
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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 Plano, Texas
Plano has a much lower percentage of adult residents receiving Social Security Disability than Texas and the United States as a whole.
Workers
Disabled workers
Plano has a lower percentage of residents under age 65 without health insurance than both Texas and the United States as a whole.
Persons with health insurance, under age 65
Persons without health insurance, under age 65
Plano is ethnically diverse
A higher percentage of Plano residents identify as non-white compared with Texas and the United States as a whole.
Race “Other than White”
More Plano 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 Plano Texas
Depending on where you live in Plano or Collin County, your Social Security Disability claim may be connected with one of several Social Security Administration field offices.
McKinney Social Security Administration Office
3250 Craig Dr.
McKinney, TX 75070
Dallas North Central Expressway Social Security Administration Office
10824 N. Central Expy.
Dallas, TX 75231
Office of Hearings Operations for Plano Texas
Most Plano Social Security Disability claims — like all disability claims in Texas — eventually go before an Administrative Law Judge for decision. The ALJ hearing is where Plano disability claimants often have their best chance for benefit approval.
Disability claims for those living in Plano or Collin County are generally handled by the Office of Hearing Operations on Merit Drive in Dallas.
Traditionally, ALJ hearings for disability claimants who live in Plano have been held in person at the Dallas hearing office. This means Plano disability claimants may be required to travel to Dallas 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 Plano cases may be assigned to OHO offices other than the Dallas 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 can advise Plano disability clients about this important ALJ hearing decision: in-person, telephone, or video?
Office of Hearing Operations
Building 9, Suite 500
12790 Merit Drive
Dallas, TX 75251
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