Right Arm Amputation, Fractured Ribs, Fractured Pelvis, Fractured Femur, PTSD – Motorcycle Accident Related Injuries - Soldier, U.S. Army, 32 years old

Our client was involved in a motorcycle accident that resulted in severe and permanent injuries, including a right arm amputation, chronic pain, insomnia, depression and anxiety that prevented him from working. We filed an original claim and a request for reconsideration, both of which were denied. Disability Determination Services determined that our client was able to perform sedentary work and lift up to 10 pounds and sit for most of the day and was therefore not disabled.

We filed a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge and we also filed a request to expedite the hearing because our client received an eviction notice for non-payment of rent due to his inability to work. A hearing was scheduled shortly thereafter and a vocational expert testified at the hearing that based on all of our client’s functional limitations, there were no sedentary jobs in the local or national economy he could perform. The Judge found our client disabled and awarded him benefits.