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If you file for social security disability or supplemental security income benefits (ssi) and call either the social security office or the disability examiner assigned to your case to inquire about the status, you will typically only be told if the case is pending or not. In other words, if a decision has been made the outcome of the decision will not be communicated over the phone. This is actually to protect SSA in the event that information is somehow miscommunicated. To notify an individual that an approval or denial has been made on their disability claim, the social security administration relies on notification by mail. If you receive a disability denial notice by mail, what should you do? In nearly all cases, a claimant should appeal and for this reason. Statistically, an individual who has filed for disability benefits will probably be denied after an application has been filed and will, mostly likely, be denied again after the first appeal has been filed. However, a disability claimant whose case is heard by an administrative law judge at a disability hearing will stand about a 50-50 chance of being (claimants with representation tend to have about a 60% chance of winning at a disability hearing). What this means for disability claimants is this: even if you receive a disability denial at the application level and at the first appeal level, you will still have a strong chance of winning benefits, provided that you continue to follow the appeal process---in other words, get your case heard by a judge at a disability hearing. The following links provide additional information that may be helpful. Will SSA turn you down the first time for disability Should you appeal a disability denial when you are turned down? Financial cost for obtaining a disability attorney Winning Social Security Disability and SSI benefits 
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