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 long will it take to start getting disability benefits after you have received an award notice?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
If you have received your SSI or Social Security disability award at the initial disability application or reconsideration appeal level, you will receive your benefits sooner than an individual who has been approved at the hearing level.

Why is this? Initial disability claims and reconsideration appeals approvals are sent back immediately to local Social Security offices from Disability Determination Services (where disability cases are evaluated on the basis of medical evidence and vocational factors) to be adjudicated.

Once your claim is back in your local office, a social security claims representative, or CR, completes all the necessary actions to get your claim into disability pay status.

Generally, they are able to quickly adjudicate your disability claim and you will receive your Social Security disability or SSI benefits the month you are entitled to receive disability benefits.

What do I mean by month of entitlement? The month of entitlement is the actual month that you are entitled to receive disability benefits. You may have a future month of entitlement, because of the mandatory five month waiting period for all Social Security disability claims for which you are not entitle to receive disability benefits (note: SSI claims are not subject to a waiting period).

If you do not have a future month of entitlement, your disability benefits may still be delayed if additional actions are needed to clear your disability claim for payment. If your disability claim requires a manual action to clear it for payment, it could take a little longer for you to receive disability benefits after you have been approved.

Administrative law judge hearing allowances take longer to process, because most administrative law judge hearing decisions are written by decision writers rather than the judge. This means the decision writer must write the decision then send it to the ALJ for their approval. Once the ALJ has signs off on the written hearing decision, it is sent to a Social Security payment Center for processing. All of this takes time; therefore some individuals will not receive payment for a couple of months after they are approved for disability benefits.

According to the Social Security Administration, SSA is constantly striving to improve their disability approval processing times no matter at what level an individual’s disability claim is approved. They realize that most disability applicants are experiencing financial hardships during the disability process and it is important for them to receive their disability benefits as soon as possible.














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Individual Questions and Answers


  • What is an expedited reinstatement for social security disability ?

  • What should you get from your doctor to file for disability benefits?

  • Making a Request for a Disability Hearing

  • How much time does it take to get an SSI Decision?

  • Receiving a Social Security Disability Award Letter

  • Social Security Disability Lawyers - Fees and Representation Information

  • Should I get a representative for my disability claim ?

  • Where do you call to get the status of your Social Security Disability or SSI Claim?

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

  • How do I request a social security disability hearing - How do I file?

  • Applying for disability benefits in Virginia

  • Eligibility for Disability Benefits as Viewed by Social Security

  • When should you File for Disability benefits with the social security administration?

  • What Happens If I Miss My Social Security Appeal Date?

  • What Happens If You File A Late Social Security Appeal?

  • How many Social Security disability cases are approved for back pain?

  • Can you appeal a disability claim denial if the deadline has passed ?

  • If you are denied for disability, is this based on your ability to do your past work?

  • Can’t Work In My Old Job, How Does Social Security Disability Consider This?

  • How to File for SSI

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

  • Can You Qualify for Disability if you did not work much?

  • How to qualify for disability - The Process of Qualifying for Benefits

  • Social Security Disability Claims and Medical Exams

  • Should I apply for social Security disability or SSI disability ?

  • If you appeal a Social Security disability denial, how long does it take to receive a decision ?

  • Is Bipolar Disorder a disability according to Social Security?

  • Decisions On Disability - How Social Security Decides Claims

  • Medical Source Statement for Social Security Disability or SSI

  • How long will it usually take to get a decision on a disability claim?

  • Can You Get Approved For SSI or SSD Benefits IF You Have A Mental Condition But Do Not Take Medication?

  • Social Security Disability--Permanent Disability

  • Can you be approved for disability without having to go to a hearing ?

  • What Are the Chances of Winning an SSA Disability Appeal?

  • The Qualification Criteria for Social Security Disability and SSI

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Nevada

  • Can you apply for SSI for a learning disability ?

  • Diabetes, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

  • How Will Social Security Decide a Disability Case that's filed?

  • How does Social Security make decisions on disability claims ?
























    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