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


Does The Social Security Reconsideration Take as Long As The Disability Application?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
If your disability claim has been denied and you are considering a reconsideration request (the first appeal), but you are not sure if you want to complete the reconsideration appeal--possibly because the disability application took so long to complete and you did not receive your decision for months--you should not be as concerned with the time issue when filing your reconsideration appeal. Reconsideration appeal paperwork is easier to complete than initial disability application paperwork.

You can complete it online if you wish rather than fill out paper forms (if you decide to handle things online at the social security website, be sure to complete your online disability report and return your signed medical release to your local office).

Generally, reconsideration appeals do not take as much time to develop since they are basically just an update of the initial disability claim (i.e. disabilit application) information. Disability examiners usually take far less time to make their decision on reconsideration appeals, because they use the information from the first disability claim and compare it with any of the new information acquired in the appeal process to make their decision.

Unfortunately, reconsideration appeals have a very low approval rate according to national averages. The national approval average for reconsideration appeals is about ten to fifteen percent. The percentage is so low because the reconsideration appeal is sent back to the same state disability agency (disability determination services) for a decision; the only difference is that it goes to a different disability examiner. The disability rules and guidelines are the same, so unless there was an error on the initial disability decision, it is very unlikely that the medical decision will be overturned at the reconsideration appeal.

The real importance of a reconsideration appeal for most individuals is that it is a step on the way to a disability hearing with an administrative law judge. Disability hearings result in an approval for about sixty-six percent of the disability applicants who file a request for a hearing appeal, so it is worth the time it takes to do the reconsideration appeal just to get to a disability hearing.














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Individual Questions and Answers


  • Can you be denied for disability even if your doctor recommends that you be approved?

  • Are Social Security Disability Requirements Tougher For Mental Claims?

  • Can You Avoid Being Denied on a Social Security Disability Claim?

  • Social Security Disability, SSI, and Whether or Not a Person can Still Work

  • When You are Filing a Social Security Disability Application, What Information is Needed by SSA?

  • Filing Disability Appeals- Reminders About the SSD, SSI Appeal Process

  • If I am Awarded Social Security Disability Will My Benefits be Cutoff Later?

  • Applying for disability benefits in Indiana

  • When are you allowed to get a Disability Lawyer?

  • What Happens When You File A Second SSA Disability Claim?

  • What is the process to file a Social Security Disability appeal?

  • How will Social Security Determine if you get Disability Benefits?

  • Social Security Disability Advice from the Wrong Sources

  • Advice to Win Social Security Disability and SSI Benefit Claims

  • Will my claim for SSD or SSI Disability Benefits be denied?

  • What Are the Social Security Disability Requirements For Personal Assets?

  • What are the chances of winning disability benefits through an appeal?

  • Is A Three Year Old With Disabilities Eligible For SSD Or Only SSI?

  • Social Security Disability Medical Evaluation Form, Can A Doctor Be Forced to Complete One?

  • To qualify for Social Security disability or SSI, how severe must a condition be?

  • Insured Status is What Makes SSDI and SSI Different From Each Other

  • Proving a Social Security Disability Case Often Means Getting a Statement from Your Doctor

  • How Long Are You Given To Appeal Your Social Security Disability Denial?

  • How is SSI different from Social Security Disability?

  • Social Security Disability Tips — how a claim gets worked on

  • If You Get Denied For Disability Should You appeal Or file A New Claim?

  • When will a disability lawyer decide to take your case?

  • The Social Security Disability Decision and Your Ability to Work

  • I Need To Apply For SSI or SSD But I Do Not Know Where to Start?

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

  • If you receive a Social Security Disability Denial quickly does that mean the case is weak?

  • How long Does SSI last?

  • SSDI Decision, SSI Decison - How long does it take?

  • To Win Benefits, You may have to Appeal a Social Security Disability Denial or SSI denial

  • Social Security Administration Disability Benefits From SSD and SSI

  • What is the maximum fee a Social Security disability attorney can charge?

  • What is the Process to be Approved for SSD or SSI Disability Benefits?

  • What kind of cases win disability benefits ?

  • Using an Attorney for Social Security Disability

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Illinois

  • What Do I Do to File a Social Security Disability Appeal

  • Social Security Disability Attorney Qualifications and Expenses
























    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