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

There is no set time frame for the approval of a disability claim. The time frame may depend on a broad range of variables, including many times you have to go through the disability process (initial claim, reconsideration or review, and hearing).

For instance, if you apply for disability and are denied at the initial level, you will need to file a request for a reconsideration of that decision. If the reconsideration appeal is denied, you will have to request a hearing before an administrative law judge. If an individual has to wait until a hearing date is set (and a disability hearing is subsequently held) to be approved for social security disability or SSI, then it may take as long as twenty-four months, or even longer.

However, on the flip side, if an individual’s medical condition is so severe that they are given an allowance at the initial level (translation: approved on their application), then the time frame for the approval may be under thirty days.

Approvals for SSD and SSI depend on a great many factors and this includes your age, medical and/or psychological conditions, education, and past work experience.

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