I can only speak for myself. It was worth it to me to use an attorney. The deadlines & paperwork were overwhelming. If I had not used an attorney & won, I'd have nothing, so to me it was worth the % they were paid.
Make sure you are prepared to document ALL your helth related visits, hospitalizations, physicians with names, dates, addresses. Even things you don't think are contributory, list them going back as far as possible. For instance, have you had psychotherapy for depression? Special medications?
Your work history - lots of absences, firings, etc.
Best wishes to you. Please let us know & keep us posted as to progress.

Thank you so much, that helps a lot. I have gotten my work records of absences and have a medical service that uses MyChart, an online record of everything medical for me. I was suffering from depression before this so I can't say that has occurred due to my disability. If you don't mind me asking, what % did you pay? How does that work with a disability attorney? Do they do the paperwork for you? Thank you so very much. Your help means a lot to me.

Any attorney will take 25% of your back pay. That is the allowed amount. I used an online service called Allsup. They were very efficient and did everything for me. They have a high success rate. Unlike a lot of attorneys, Allsup seems to be really organized and on top of things. I would not attempt doing it myself. If you miss a deadlibe, you have to start all over from the beginning. Good luck.

The attorneys did all the paper work for me, but I had to have the documentation to submit. It took homework, research, organizing on a timeline, names, approximate dates, addresses.