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In reply to the discussion: This is very difficult to admit, but I'm facing homelessness, and I need your help. [View all]kath
(10,565 posts)158. Another site w/ info about the SS Disabilty process:
http://www.ssdrc.com/disabilityquestions1-46.html
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See also the section on" situations allowing for faster decisions"
Hope this helps. And if not you, it may help other readers here.
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your initial disability claim, ie. disability application, usually takes about 90-120 days to process.
What determines how fast an initial, or disability application decision may be made? As this site repeatedly states, the time required for a decision is largely a function of how long it takes a disability examiner to get the claimant's medical records gathered. There is a certain amount of time required for the examiner to actually review the records after they are obtained, very often in combination with information regarding the claimant's work activity. However, for the most part, the single largest delay is...the time it takes to acquire the records.
Submitting medical records yourself
Very often, of course, such delays can be avoided by supplying fairly detailed information when filing for disability. In some cases, individuals who submit their medical records when they file a claim at a Social Security office can avoid months of processing time.
However, claimants who submit their own copies of their records should be sure to include:
A) Recent medical records. Social Security will need records not older than 90 days in order to approve a disability claim.
and
B) Records that go as far back as the time they became disabled. Older records are necessary to document a claimant's onset date which can affect the amount of back pay they are eligible to receive and when their eligibility for medicare may begin.
Statistics do vary in different states. However, on a national average basis, one-third of initial claims, or disability applications, are approved. This means that seventy percent are likewise turned down
See also the section on" situations allowing for faster decisions"
Hope this helps. And if not you, it may help other readers here.
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This is very difficult to admit, but I'm facing homelessness, and I need your help. [View all]
ColesCountyDem
Aug 2014
OP
kick too, and hope the lawyer doen't charge too much. Sorry to hear about your son. nt
AnotherDreamWeaver
Aug 2014
#8
No. SSA takes the attorney fees out of a recipient's benefit. There's a cap, but that's how it works
pinto
Aug 2014
#27
I think the person meant that the attorney wasn't being paid out of his right now limited funds
dsc
Aug 2014
#79
It's 25% of Back Benefits and it's a capped at $6000.00 if there is only one hearing.
mackerel
Aug 2014
#97
And since the attorney gets 25% of back benefits, the longer it takes for a case to be allowed, the
kath
Aug 2014
#147
Very few attorneys take the cases at the Appeals Level. It is much harder to prove at that
mackerel
Aug 2014
#166
Cool. Sounds like you have some good resources and professional informed advice. Best of luck.
pinto
Aug 2014
#21
Yes, evidence is key. The initial decision is based on MEDICAL (&/or psychological) EVIDENCE
kath
Aug 2014
#103
many cases are turned down (NOT 90%, by any means) for reasons such as people not understanding that
kath
Aug 2014
#109
CCD, please check into what is called a compassionate waiver if you can get one.
freshwest
Aug 2014
#18
When I deposit my check tomorrow, I will. Hang in there, honey. You are loved.
roguevalley
Aug 2014
#23
A friend just now gave me a link to petfoodstamps.com, and I'm going to apply.
ColesCountyDem
Aug 2014
#47
Sent a little. Sorry to hear things are going so badly for you. Let's watch the total grow!
Shrike47
Aug 2014
#58
Why the "inadvertently" always in quotes? So DDS workers deliberately sabotage the processing of
kath
Aug 2014
#172
Thanks! It gets old having to reboot and rebuild all the time but it is what it is
TheKentuckian
Aug 2014
#171
Thank you. I'm half the way there, when PayPal is added to the GoFundMe account.
ColesCountyDem
Aug 2014
#189
Donation made, and a wish for a good outcome for you from a fellow Dem in Chicago.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#194
It feels like the weight of the world is being lifted off of my shoulders!
ColesCountyDem
Aug 2014
#214
This breaks my heart and I wish I had more to give, but if we all give a little ...... n/t
auntAgonist
Aug 2014
#207
You are welcome. I wish I had more to donate than I did but I hope it helps a bit. n/t
auntAgonist
Aug 2014
#234