Near the Center of Texas

Disability Lawyer in Brady, TX

Brady residents applying for SSDI or SSI can work with Ty Groat, a Texas attorney since 2009 who opened his San Angelo law office in 2018 to handle Social Security claims. Call (325) 659-2305.

Call (325) 659-2305

One Federal Program Across McCulloch, Menard, Concho and Kimble Counties

A disability lawyer in Brady, TX works under federal rules that are the same in every county. They apply the same way on the courthouse square or on a ranch road miles out. Brady is the county seat of McCulloch County, near the geographic center of Texas. The towns grouped with it each sit on their own highway:

Brady, on US 87, US 283 and US 190
Menard, the Menard County seat, where US 83 crosses US 190 on the San Saba River
Eden, in Concho County, at the junction of US 83 and US 87
Junction, the Kimble County seat, where the North and South Llano rivers meet, about 98 miles southeast of San Angelo

The miles between these towns and their doctors shape every claim. Records come from a clinic in one town, a hospital in another and scans somewhere else. Social Security decides only on what reaches the file.

San Angelo Office 1002 S Koenigheim St Ste B
San Angelo, TX 76903

Physical Work and SSDI

Ranch, Sand Plant and Pecan Work in a Disability Claim

Brady grew as a farming and ranching community, and sand mining and a mohair combing plant added jobs. Junction ships livestock, wool, mohair and pecans and processes pecans and cedar oil. Menard grew on livestock, wool and mohair, with oil production on the side. That is heavy, outdoor work, and it wears on backs, knees, shoulders and lungs.

Social Security disability benefits pay based on the work credits those years earned. The core question is simple to ask. Can you still do the work you did, and if not, is there other work that fits your limits, age and schooling? A worker in their fifties who has only done heavy labor is judged differently from a younger office worker.

Ty Groat builds that answer with proof. He asks your doctors for opinions about lifting, standing, walking and reaching. He also prepares for what a job witness may say about the work in your past.

SSI and Medicaid

Social Security Lawyer for Eden, TX and Menard Families on SSI

Eden has been a trade center for wool and mohair since the 1920s. Ranch work can be seasonal or paid in ways that never build much of a Social Security record. For people with little work history, SSI may be the right claim. It looks at income and what you own rather than past earnings, and in Texas it usually comes with Medicaid.

A Social Security lawyer in Eden, TX matters most when the forms get detailed: household income, who pays rent, and what counts against you. A disability attorney in Menard, TX hears the same questions from parents. A child with a serious condition may qualify for SSI based on the family's income and the child's limits.

Ty Groat's work as an SSI lawyer covers adult and child claims and the Medicaid tied to SSI. After approval, he explains the reporting rules that keep benefits in place.

A Denied Claim in Junction or Brady

Many first claims are denied, and the letter can arrive months after you applied. You have 60 days from the day you get the notice to appeal, and Social Security assumes it took five days to reach you. A disability lawyer in Junction, TX or Brady can ask for a second review and start rebuilding the file at once.

If that review fails, the next step is a hearing before a judge. The judge hears about your daily life, reads the medical records, and may hear from a job witness. Junction has its own hospital and nursing home, and records from local care like that can show the day to day picture a judge needs.

Call Ty Groat at (325) 659-2305

Ty Groat handles disability appeals at each level, from reconsideration to the hearing. As a disability lawyer for Brady, TX claimants, he can also ask for review after an unfavorable decision.

Date on the letterplus 5 days for mail 60 daysgenerally, to ask for the next level of review

What a Disability Lawyer in Brady, TX Should Do for You

Ty Groat has been licensed in Texas since December 2009 and has more than a decade of experience. He studied Government and Mathematics at Angelo State University and earned his law degree at St. Mary's University School of Law. He opened the Law Office of Ty Groat in January 2018, and the firm is locally owned and operated.

A disability lawyer in Brady, TX should explain each step plainly, return calls, and tell you where your claim stands. That is how Ty Groat works with clients in Brady, Menard, Eden and Junction. The friendly staff helps keep track of records, deadlines and notices so nothing slips while you focus on your health.

No attorney can promise how Social Security will decide. What Ty Groat offers is full-service help with the parts of a claim that often go wrong: missing records, missed deadlines and limits that were never put into words.

2009 Licensed in Texas
2018 Firm opened
ASU Angelo State University
J.D. St. Mary's University School of Law

Brady Area Disability Questions

Does a seasonal ranch job near Brady hurt my SSDI claim?

It can. Social Security looks at monthly earnings, and work paying above its substantial gainful activity limit usually means a denial for those months. A short seasonal job that ended because of your condition may count as an unsuccessful work attempt instead. Tell Ty Groat exactly when the job started, when it stopped and why, so the work history is described accurately.

Can my child in Eden qualify for SSI?

Possibly. A child qualifies when a medical condition causes marked and severe functional limitations expected to last at least a year, and the family's income and resources fall within SSI limits. Social Security counts part of the parents' income toward the child. School records, teacher observations and therapy notes are often as important as the doctor's chart in a child's claim.

I live in Junction, far from San Angelo. Can Ty Groat still represent me?

Yes. Ty Groat represents disability claimants from towns across this part of Texas, and the distance from his San Angelo office does not change the federal rules your claim follows. Call (325) 659-2305 Monday to Thursday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, or Friday from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM, to talk through your situation and learn which documents to gather.