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The answer to this question depends a bit on the level your claim is at in the social security and SSI disability evaluation system. If your case is approved at the initial claim level (an application for benefits) or first appeal level (known as a review or reconsideration), you should receive a notice of approval letter fairly soon after your case has been approved. However, if your claim was decided at the disability hearing level, it may take longer. Often, federal administrative law judges who handle SSD and SSI cases will indicate to a claimant at a hearing that they intend to "pay the claim", i.e. approve the claimant for benefits. However, the decision is not truly final until a notice of decision letter is received by the claimant. And the span of time between the hearing and when such a letter is received can sometimes take months. Why does it take so long to receive an approval letter after a disability hearing has been held? Well, for one thing, disability judges do not compose decisional notices. This is done by decision writers. And decision writers are plagued with backlogs. Hearings offices have sizeable backlogs of cases and this applies to cases that need to be scheduled for hearings and cases for which decision letters need to be compiled. Unfortunately, the social security administration is not likely, due to pending budget cuts, to increase hearing office staff positions anytime in the near future and, so, backlogs, may be here for quite some time. If you have representation, of course, you may wish to have your attorney or non-attorney claimant's representative inquire into the status of your pending claim. Disability Lawyer Help on disability Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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