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If you receive a Social Security disability denial, you may wish to appeal the decision. And, in fact, in the great majority of instances, it would be a mistake not to file an appeal. This is because there is a great disconnect between approval rates of social security disability and SSI cases at the lower levels (the disability application level and the reconsideration level) and disability approvals made a the social security hearing level. Statistically, claimants who pursue claims to the hearing level and have representation have a 62 percent chance of winning disability benefits, even after they have been denied at the application and reconsideration levels. What are the disability appeal deadlines for denied claims? Regardless of the level at which your claim has been denied, the time given to file an appeal is the same. All Social Security disability appeals have a sixty-day appeal period with an additional five days for mailing. The appeal period begins with the date on the disability denial notice and ends on the sixty- fifth day following that date. However, it is important to note that if Social Security has not received your disability appeal by the appeal deadline, and you are unable to show good cause for missing the disability appeal deadline, you may have to begin the Social Security disability process again. Therefore, it is always good advice to do the following: if you receive a notice of denial on your claim, request an appeal immediately. And after your forms arrive in the mail, submit them immediately to social security. Of course, if you have representation in the form of a disability lawyer or non-attorney representative, contact your advocate immediately after you receive a notice of denial so your advocate may file the appropriate appeal. 
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