An Insider's Review of MLG Disability…read more
This review is based on my personal experience with MLG Disability. I am not advising 100% VA-rated veterans to switch services. Instead, I want to caution against over-reliance on any single firm.
First, educate yourself from the very beginning of the process through approval or denial. Use AI language models (such as Grok, DeepSeek, ChatGPT, or Claude) as a powerful starting point. These models are trained with input from qualified attorneys at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, which makes them excellent research and learning tools. However, no AI is a substitute for a licensed attorney.
Second, the worst advice I received from MLG was: "We do not need to write an appeal brief. We will just say the ALJ was wrong." This strategy depends on one judge overturning the errors of another. While that sometimes happens, it is rare. As I told MLG, my concern was never just the loss itself, but how it occurred. No one controls what the SSA decides.
Third, do not assume MLG (or any firm) knows your medical records as thoroughly as they claim. In my case, the ALJ completely ignored my treating physician's detailed notes spanning 2017-2025 and instead relied on the opinions of state-hired experts who were PhDs, not medical doctors. MLG was unaware of this critical issue until I pointed it out after the denial.To be fair to MLG, the Appeals Court issued another denial just two weeks after the ALJ's decision--an extremely fast timeline that is almost unheard of.
I have 12 years of medical records (continual) only 2 years of that time earning over the Social Security Admin's amount for being gainfully employed' ($1650 monthly) but somehow MLG missed it and never brought it up in my hearing.
As a 100% rated veteran, I was in the expedited process. Even so, no response brief was filed during those two weeks, and not a single issue was addressed.
Imagine you are sitting in court, and the judge asks your attorney: "Do you have any witneses to call" and he/she responds; "No, your honor." Yet, the most important witness to combat the prosecutions assertion (your medical doctors) are never called to the stand. Worse, the attorney doesn't even know such testimony exists, after telling you; "We got this!"
I ultimately wrote and tried to file my own Pro Se brief using an AI language model. MLG even attempted to distance themselves from it! More plainly, they REFUSED to assist me in advocating for myself (let alone serving as my advocate).
MLG, I know you will likely respond to this review. You failed me on multiple fronts--including going months with virtually no communication until the day before my hearing.
I can take the loss, but not like THIS. You failed me (not because I didn't win rather you NEGLECTED an easy win). If choosing to try and deceive, I can publish our communications and SSA decisions, YOU CAN'T. How can you NOT put forward the largest part of my evidence which was treating physician records for over a decade?
Furthermore, the SSA's own VE said there were no jobs I could do but you didn't even address THAT, while the ALJ never presented what she said as a part of the denial?
You then send me a letter terminating our partnership AFTER such massive failures as if you provided any level of adequate representation? You couldn't even provide me with a referral for a federal appellate attorney?
Those who read this, if I were you, I would first speak with 'Victory Disability' (especially veterans). MLG just cost me more than $400,000 over the life of SSDI (as well as my 11 year old grand-daughter). If you can afford $400k, sign up ith MLG. Again readers, I am not angry I lost, s*it happens. I am upset because I was not represented.
