SSDRC




What is the Application Process for Social Security Disability and SSI?

How do you Win Benefits under Social Security Disability or SSI?

If I am determined disabled, how far back will Social Security pay benefits?

How do you prove your disability case if you have a mental condition?

What Can I Do to Improve My Chances of Winning Disability Benefits

Common Mistakes after Receiving a Denial of Social Security Disability or SSI Benefits

How to File for Disability - Tips for Filing

If You Get Approved For SSDI Will You Also Get Medicare?

How much does a Social Security disability attorney get paid?

Social Security Disability SSI Criteria and the Evaluation Process

How long does it take to be approved for SSI or Social Security disability?

What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability SSI and Fibromyalgia

Social Security Disability SSI and Degenerative Disc Disease

Can I Qualify For Disability and Receive Benefits based on Depression?

Answers to questions about SSD and SSI disability

What Disabilities Qualify for SSI and Social Security Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability Status

Social Security Disability Tips — how a claim gets worked on

Social Security Disability, SSI Disability - Terms, Definitions, Concepts


How Do I Find Out How My Disability Appeal Is Going?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
If you have to file an appeal with Social Security, you should first consider how long Social Security has had your appeal before you inquire about your status. For example, if you have just filed your appeal within the past week or even two weeks it is not likely that much would be going on with your disability appeal.

If you have filed a reconsideration appeal, you have to consider that the state disability agency (disability determination services) is going to have to request and receive any new medical information that you provided on your disability appeal report form. This can take some time so there would be no need to check on your reconsideration appeal for at least a couple of weeks, and mostly like not for thirty days or so.

It is important to check and make sure that Social Security has received your reconsideration appeal, either your online appeal or your paper appeal. Sometimes disability claimants do not complete all the necessary information for their appeal and Social Security still needs information in order to process the appeal, so it is a good ideal to make sure they got your appeal and that they have all the information they need.

It generally takes anywhere from thirty to sixty days to receive a reconsideration appeal decision. If you have not received any decisional notices and it has been about two months, you should contact your Social Security office or the state agency disability examiner working on your reconsideration appeal.

If you have a request for a disability hearing appeal, the only thing you should do is make sure that Social Security received your request. There are hearing backlogs at nearly all Social Security hearings offices across the nation, so the wait for an administrative law judge hearing can be a long one. Some disability claimants are waiting twelve months or more for their hearing. When your hearing is scheduled, they will notify you and your Social Security representative (if you have obtained the services of a social security attorney or non-attorney representative) regarding when your hearing is to be held.

You can contact Social Security by calling or visiting your local Social Security office, calling the toll free Social Security number, or calling the Social Security hearing office that has jurisdiction over your disability claim (generally your mailing address determines your hearings office and local Social Security office).














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Individual Questions and Answers


  • What is a trial work period for social security disability or SSI ?

  • How does Social Security Disability Decide if you can Work or Not?

  • Crucial Information about the Social Security Disability Application Process and SSI

  • Applying for disability benefits in California

  • Will my disability case be reviewed after I have been approved for disability benefits?

  • Are SSI Disability Claims Handled Differently Than Social Security Disability Claims?

  • Does social security care if you are working when you are applying for disability?

  • Why are Disability Cases Involving Children More Likely to be Denied?

  • After a Social Security Disability or SSI Claim has been taken and is Pending

  • How to Claim Disability When you Have a Medical Problem

  • Does social security contact your former work employers when you file for disability?

  • Social Security Disability and Going In Front Of A Judge - What Happens?

  • The Social Security Disability Hearing Office

  • How do you Apply for SSI?

  • Social Security Disability Requirements

  • How should I prepare for a disability hearing with Social Security ?

  • What are the Application Requirements For SSI Disability?

  • Can my child receive disability for asthma ?

  • Are Social Security Disability Requirements Tougher For Mental Claims?

  • If you are denied for disability are you able to win social security or SSI benefits on appeal?

  • Social Security Disability Children Benefits

    Social Security Consultative Medical Exams and How they affect Disability Claims

  • Has my Disability Claim Been Approved?

  • Medical Disability- How does Social Security view your work and medical records

  • Social Security Disability and SSI Denials

  • Can you get Social Security Disability or SSI for a Temporary Disability?

  • What is the maximum back pay you can get for Social Security disability ?

  • What Does It Mean If you Are Denied For Disability Because Of Other Work?

  • Disability Attorneys- Will they do your forms for you?

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Alabama

  • How long does a request for a disability hearing appeal take?

  • Do I Have A Good Chance Of Winning Social Security Disability On Appeal?

  • Am I Eligible For Social Security Disability?

  • How Do You Switch Your Disability Lawyer?

  • What makes a person eligible to receive disability benefits?

  • How Disabled Must You be to get Social Security Disability Approved?

  • What does a Social Security Disability Examiner do?

  • The Psychologist Exam for Social Security Disability and SSI Claims

  • How long does it take receive disability benefits after you are approved?

  • How Does A Social Security Disability Examiner Work to Determine a Person’s State of Health?

  • How Long Does a Social Security Disability or SSI Appeal Take?

  • Will my doctor charge me for a letter for my social security disability claim?

  • The Social Security Disability Hearing Office

  • Social Security Disability Application Online
























    SSD and SSI are Federal Programs

    The title II Social Security Disability and title 16 SSI Disability programs operate under federal guidelines and, therefore, the program requirements--medical and non-medical--apply to all states:

    Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

    Recent approval and denial statistics for various states can be viewed here:

    Social Security Disability, SSI Approval and Denial Statistics by state

    Special Section: Disability Lawyers and unnecessary claim denials