Malliotakis Helps Retired NYPD Lieutenant Recover Delayed 9/11 Disability Payments

Our office was recently contacted by a retired New York City Police Lieutenant who served in Staten Island narcotics. He became disabled after falling ill due to his work during the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Despite being awarded a retroactive Social Security disability payment from five years ago, he never received it. The payment was supposed to be issued within six months of the decision, but he and his attorney were unable to get any updates or even a phone call from the Social Security Administration.

After contacting our office, we intervened with SSA and successfully secured over $130,000 in retroactive payments for him, along with $34,000 for each of his two children. The constituent is incredibly grateful, as he and his attorney had been trying unsuccessfully for the past five years.