three to four monthsA person applies for disability benefits at a Social Security office or online, and receives an initial decision within three to four months. (Veterans with service-connected disabilities can have their cases expedited by asking Social Security to file a form called I-2-1-95.
In general, it may take 3 to 4 months following your fully favorable decision to begin receiving your benefits because of the calculation required as outline above.
about 3 to 5 monthsGenerally, it takes about 3 to 5 months to get a decision. However, the exact time depends on how long it takes to get your medical records and any other evidence needed to make a decision.
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between 1-3 monthsWhen the Social Security Administration approves your application to receive Social Security Disability Benefit payments, you will receive a Social Security Benefits Award Letter, which usually arrives between 1-3 months after the decision.
about three to four monthsIt takes Disability Determination Services (DDS), the state agency that makes the initial disability determination, about three to four months to decide an initial application, from the application date.
Though it's hard to give an exact figure of how long it takes to get disability benefits with a lawyer, having legal assistance can shorten the claims processing time from 2 years to at least 3 months.
While the DDS office reviews applications and makes recommendations to the SSA, it is the SSA which makes the final decision to accept or reject claims for disability benefits.
Unfortunately, your odds are even lower for getting your benefits approved on the first appeal—about 12%. If you move on to the next level of appeal, which involves a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ), your chances for approval increase significantly—more than 55%.
Fully favorable--means that SSA has found that you are disabled as of the date you allege your disability began.
The VA estimates that it takes 94 days to process an application. In reality, claims are taking much longer due to a continued backlog related to COVID-19 and other factors.
This is often due to a lack of medical evidence or missing paperwork, and can result in a denial without anyone having reviewed the actual merits of your claim. All of these factors have resulted in the Social Security Administration having a backlog of nearly one million cases.