Social Security Disability Help for Fayetteville and Cumberland County

Quick answer: Golson, McCracken Inc. helps people in Fayetteville and across southeastern North Carolina apply for Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and appeal denials, including veterans and military families. Fayetteville-area disability hearings are held at SSA’s Fayetteville hearing office, where judges approved 65.0% of the cases they decided in fiscal year 2026, above the 57.6% national average. You pay no fee unless we win.

Fayetteville residents: we can help with your application or appeal. Call us toll-free at (888) 529-3678 for a free case review, or fill out our Client Questionnaire.
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How we help Fayetteville clients

Since 2004, Golson, McCracken Inc. has helped thousands of North Carolina residents with disability claims and recovered more than $25 million in lifetime awards for our clients. We have long served the Fayetteville area, including attending the Fayetteville hearing office’s community events and veterans’ stand-downs. We are based in Mebane and work with Fayetteville clients by phone, mail and email, and we represent you at your hearing in person, by phone or by online video.

• Applications: we prepare and file your SSDI or SSI application with you
• Appeals: we file your reconsideration within the 60-day deadline and add the evidence that was missing
• Hearings: we prepare you and represent you before an Administrative Law Judge
• Related claims: veterans’ disability, SSI and child and adult child’s benefits

The Fayetteville disability hearing office

SSA Office of Hearings Operations
150 Rowan Street, 2nd Floor
Fayetteville, NC 28301

According to SSA, the Fayetteville hearing office handles cases from the Social Security field offices in Fayetteville, Lumberton, Sanford, Rockingham, Goldsboro, Kinston, New Bern, Wilmington and Whiteville. If you live in Cumberland, Robeson, Harnett, Lee, Hoke or the surrounding counties, this is likely where your hearing will be.

In fiscal year 2026 (through August 28, 2026), Fayetteville’s judges approved 65.0% of the cases they decided, compared with 57.6% nationally. Results vary by judge. See the approval rate for each Fayetteville judge.

Veterans and military families

With Fort Bragg nearby, many of our Fayetteville clients are veterans or military family members. A few things to know:

• VA and Social Security are separate. A VA disability rating does not automatically qualify you for Social Security disability, but SSA must consider the evidence behind it.
• You can receive both. VA disability compensation does not reduce SSDI.
• Faster processing may be available. SSA expedites claims for veterans with a VA rating of 100% permanent and total, and for service members who became disabled while on active duty on or after October 1, 2001.

Learn more on our veterans’ disability page.

Areas we serve around Fayetteville

We help clients throughout Cumberland County and southeastern North Carolina, including Hope Mills, Spring Lake and the Fort Bragg area, Raeford and Hoke County, Lumberton and Robeson County, Sanford and Lee County, Dunn and Lillington (Harnett County), Rockingham, Goldsboro, Wilmington and Whiteville.

What our clients say

“They were with me every step of the way and were able to get my SSDI approved. I also want to take the time and say thank you to everyone at the firm as a disabled veteran I really appreciate your support and patience.”

John S. ★★★★★ Google review

“Nancy and Travis are very professional and reassuringly communicative. The entire team operates like a well oiled machine.”

Angela V. ★★★★★ Google review

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Serving all of North Carolina: see every area we serve and all North Carolina hearing offices.

Guides for Fayetteville applicants

• The 5 criteria to qualify for disability in North Carolina
• Beginner’s guide to applying
• What to do after a denial
• What to expect at a North Carolina disability hearing
• How long until you get paid after approval

Common questions from Fayetteville clients

You’re based in Mebane. Can you still help me in Fayetteville?
Yes. Disability claims are handled by mail, phone and online, and we represent clients at the Fayetteville hearing office.

What does it cost?
Nothing up front. We are paid only if you win, from your back pay, in an amount limited and approved by SSA.

I have a VA rating. Do I still need to apply separately?
Yes. Social Security disability requires its own application and uses its own rules. We can help you use your VA records to support it.

Get started today

Call (888) 529-3678 or fill out our Client Questionnaire. Golson, McCracken Inc., 207 Fieldale Road, Mebane, NC 27302, serving Fayetteville and all of North Carolina.

Hearing office information from SSA’s Hearing Office Locator; approval rates from SSA’s public ALJ disposition data, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026.