How Long Does It Take To Get Disability Benefits After a Fully Favorable Notice?

As with most questions regarding the social security disability and ssi disability process, there is no concrete answer to this question.

However, the process generally works like this. If a disability claimant receives a notice of decision (in this example, the notice was fully favorable, meaning that the claimant's case was not only approved for benefits, but the judge also agreed with the claimant's contention as to when their disability began), they can generally expect to receive a notice of award approximately four weeks later.

The notice of decision, the document detailing the decision of the administrative law judge, is sent from the Office of hearings and appeals. The notice of award, which details the monetary amounts a claimant can expect to receive, is sent by the social security administration.

When will a disability claimant begin to receive benefits following the receipt of a fully favorable notice from a judge? This information is also contained in the notice of award, which, as was noted previously, will generally be received within four weeks of an ALJ's notice of decision.

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