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Social Security has no set time limit to schedule a disability hearing date and that is true for social security disability and SSI disability hearings. Currently, Social Security hearings offices have such large backlogs, that some individuals are waiting up to three years to have a hearing with an administrative law judge. And the wait does not end there. After a disability hearing has been held, it may literally take months for a disability decision to be received. This is because although judges render decisions at hearings, they do not actually write them. This function is left to decision writers who work at hearing offices. Unfortunately, like most other job functions in the social security disability system (claims representatives, disability examiners), disability decision writers also have backlogs and more work than they can effectively deal with. For this reason, even if you go to a hearing with a disability attorney and are told at the hearing by the judge that you will be approved for disability, you still, nonetheless, may not receive an actual decision notice for weeks, or possibly even months. This, unfortunately, has the effect of slowing down your benefits if you are approved. Because until the actual disability hearing decision notice has been compiled by the decision writer, the social security administration cannot issue a notice of award. And without a notice of award, disability benefits cannot be paid. If you are waiting for your administrative law judge hearing it may take months or even years. However, in some instances, your attorney may be able to successfully request an expedite of your hearing request based on dire need. If you achieve a Social Security allowance (a disability approval) at the hearing level, of course, you may be entitled to a large back payment of Social Security disability benefits. 
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