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Is Social Security required to make a decision on a disability case in a certain time period?The simple answer to all of this is that Social Security does have timely processing goals, but there are no set mandates with regard to processing time. Social Security does not have an absolute time period for claims processing, because there are many factors that influence the timeliness of disability claims processing. Some of these factors are related to the disability claimants themselves, such as additional information needed from the claimant and attendance at consultative examinations. If the claimant does not supply information timely or the disability examiner is unable to contact the claimant to schedule consultative medical exams that may be needed to process the claim, their claim may be delayed. Additionally, when claimants miss scheduled exams, social security disability and SSI claims may be delayed or even denied. Other factors which cause delays in claims processing are connected to the Social Security administration itself, including slowness in sending the disability claims to the state disability agency and slowness in processing medical decisions once they are returned to Social Security. Certainly, it is advisable to check on the status of your claim periodically to make sure that it is being processed. There is always the chance the disability decision has been made and for some reason you have not received your decisional notice. For more information on: Social Security Disability and SSI Disability.
A few words about Elder Law 
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