There are two people who may be able to help you get Social Security disability benefits: your doctor and your lawyer.
Unfortunately, you may require help from both of these professionals to get your disability money.
Your Doctor is needed to provide the medical evidence that you have a disability that meets the government's rules for benefits.
Your Lawyer will probably be needed to convince Social Security that you meet all of their strict rules about getting a benefit. I don't think it should be this way, but it is.
The doctor's role is to examine you, perform tests, and provide an analysis of your symptoms and how severe they are. This in turn can be used to decide what limitations you have in the ability to perform basic work functions: sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, etc.
Social Security is forbidden by law to pay a disability benefit unless there is medically determinable evidence of a severe impairment which prevents the ability to work. So, you need your doctor to provide this evidence.
Your lawyer's role is to intervene when Social Security denies your claim. Their rules are very narrow. They have their own definition of "disability." It's difficult to meet it. A skilled lawyer or advocate can help you get the medical evidence that's required, interpret it and apply it to the Social Security regulations.
So, there is both a medical part and a legal part to getting disability benefits.
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