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Social Security Disability StatusSo, you have filed your disability claim and you are wondering what happens next. Well, once you have filed your disability claim with the Social Security office, it is sent to the state disability processing agency for a medical decision. The state disability processing agency (usually called DDS) has no set time frame in which to process your disability claim. However, Social Security has timely processing goals that the disability agency attempts to meet. Should you check your disability claim, if you have not heard anything for a couple of months? The fact that you have not heard anything with regard to your Social Security disability claim does not mean that the disability agency is not working on your claim. That being said, though, the fact that you have not heard from Social Security or the state disability agency for some length of time may also mean that your claim has been decided and your decision letter has been lost, so it is important after a reasonable amount of time to contact Social Security and inquire about the status of your disability claim. What is a reasonable amount of time? Although some claims are decided in thirty days or less, it is highly unlikely that your Social Security disability claim has been decided in that brief of a time frame. Therefore, I would suggest that forty-five to sixty days is a reasonable amount of time for you to wait before inquiring about the status of your disability claim. Of course you are free to check the status of your disability claim anytime you wish to do so. How? By contacting your local Social Security office or calling the toll free Social Security telephone number. Of course, if you have a lawyer, that individual can easily check your social security disability status. For more information on: Social Security Disability and SSI Disability.
A few words about Elder Law 
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