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The reality about the social security disability and ssi disability process is that there is no way to force the system to move any faster than it may. However, knowing a little about the ssdi and ssi disability system before you apply for disability or appeal a denial of a claim can allow you to exert some influence on how your disability claim is processed. First of all, when you apply for disability, try to submit all of your medical records with your disability application. Make sure this includes records from your most recent treatment providers and your most recent records. Why should you include your records when you apply for disability? Two reasons: first of all, when you apply for disability based on any medical condition, the decision you receive will be based on what your records indicate about your condition. Consideration of your eligibility for benefits will be given to 1. the time you alleged your disability began (this is known as AOD, or alleged onset of disability) and 2. the present time. In short, you cannot win a favorable decision for social security disability or ssi disability unless your records indicate that you are disabled according to SSA criteria. 
The second reason you should include your records when you apply for disability is that the vast majority of the time required for disability case processing has to do with the time spent waiting for medical records. Basically, when a disability examiner receives your case from the social security office, the examiner will usually order medical records that same day. Then the file goes into the filing cabinet or onto a shelf until the records come in. Since hospitals and doctor's offices are notoriously slow when it comes to processing record requests, the time spent waiting for records can easily equate to months. Therefore, one way to potentially get a decision faster when you apply for disability is simply to include your records with your application when you apply. Using this simple technique can sometimes shave weeks or even months off the application process (assuming you supply ALL your records and that those records are the most recent) and get you a decision much faster. Another way to potentially get a decision faster when you apply for disability is to make periodic status calls about your disability case. However, do not call the social security office where you apply for benefits. Call the state agency handling your evaluation (in most states this will be known as disability determination services or the bureau of disability determination) and speak with the examiner assigned to your case. Very often, frequent calls from a claimant to an examiner will motivate the examiner to get a case processed and out the door faster, resulting in a faster decison letter. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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