I was approved on the initial application WITH professional representation. She was not an actual lawyer, but she is from a firm that does nothing but SSDI cases. She was very competent.

It is very hard to say whether I could have had the same results myself. But with this being unfamiliar waters and I wanted approval as quickly as possible, I retained her and it worked out. But with my situation, she did take the maximum payment allowable. But still well worth it. My humble opinion is that your odds increase with professional representation. They know that there will be follow through regardless of the outcome so..............