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This is very much a loaded question. Put simply, there simply is no way to know how long it will take to hear something, positive or negative, after applying for disability. Federal disability programs (unlike medicaid for disabled adults, which is mandated to deliver a decision in 90 days) do not have deadlines. And for this reason a social security disability or ssi disability claim can take as little as thirty days to decide, or as long as a year (yes, it does happen, occasionally). The social security office will generally quote 120 days as the length of time for which a disability claim should take to process. However, this is based on averaging; in fact, averaging which may be very outdated. In most case, a person applying for disability can probably expect to hear something within three or months, if not sooner. But, of course, this is never guaranteed. 
Can a disability case be speeded up somehow? This is something that is generally beyond the control of an ssd or ssi disability claimant...but a claimant may be able to get their case moving faster by simply providing all of their medical records at the time they file an application for social security disability insurance (ssdi, another acronym for ssd) benefits or ssi benefits. In truth, the wait time that is attributable to disability claim processing has more to do with a disability examiner waiting on requested records than any other factor. Therefore, by providing records upfront, a claimant may save weeks or even months of processing time. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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If you suffer from a medical disability such as hip, neck, shoulder, ankle, wrist, back, or other joint problems, disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, rsi or repetetive stress injury, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, dysthymia, depression or other mood disorders, congestive or chronic heart failure, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, high blood pressure (hypertension), seizure disorder, stroke, copd, emphysema, hearing loss or poor hearing, statutory blindness, peripheral field problems or other vision loss, clinical obesity, attention deficit hyperactivity or, simply, adhd, bipolar disorder or manic depression, panic disorder, schizophrenia, autism, head trauma, memory loss, low iq, mental retardation, learning disability, epilepsy, cancer, chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis, lupus, anxiety, inner ear problems, meniere's, vertigo or dizziness, kidney failure requiring dialysis or other renal problems, cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease, pancreatitis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, rsd or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, crohn's disease, sarcoidosis, peripheral vascular disease, lyme disease, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, hiv, aids, anemia, sickle cell, thyroid problems including hypothyroidism, esrd or end stage renal disease, reflux, gerd (gastroesophageal reflux disease), cfids, muscular dystrophy, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, or tachycardia, bradycardia or other arrhythmia and have initiated or been denied on a social security disability, or ssi, claim for benefits, this site may assist you with your case. Social Security Disability benefits are often difficult to win; however many claims for social security disability are lost simply because a claimant did not know enough about the disability process to their social security or ssi claim. For information re: representation on a social security disability or ssi claim (attorney or non attorney representative), see the "questions" & "how" pages. |
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