Having a social security advocate working on your behalf when filing a disability claim gives you the freedom to focus on your own well being and rehabilitation while your advocate fights for your due rights in a battle with the government to get the financial supplementation that you deserve. If you have been deemed physically, emotionally or mentally disabled by your physician and it is recommended that you abstain from your current place of business for at least the next year, and your employer has paid into social security on your behalf during your time of business, you are entitled to social security disability benefits. This process can be very long and drawn out and rather confusing, which is why the addition of an advocate explaining everything about this process along the way is a definite benefit to have.