But denials can be appealed, and working with an attorney makes it more likely that your claim with be approved. An initial denial is can be due to either a lack of medical evidence or treatment. Accurate documentation will help your chances of approval. So, if your doctor urges you to get treatment for your medical conditions, that treatment can potentially help your conditions and your SSDI claim. Why would your claim still take so long to process? There are two factors that can contribute to extended wait times.
The first is simply that the government does not impose any deadlines for the SSDI application approval process. Examiners do not have a minimum or maximum allotted amount of time to process your claim. The second factor that can extend wait times for your claim is that the examiner needs additional medical information to process your claim. This can happen even when your doctor provides thorough documentation.
Sometimes the delay is caused by surgery or a treatment you may be undergoing. This long delay in decision-making on a disability application can cause financial hardship on people who desperately need disability benefits. While having counsel cannot speed up the process or get your application approved any faster, and is no guarantee of an award of benefits, you can be assured that your application will be correct and complete and ready to be acted on as soon as possible.
If you want to know more about how to improve your chances of getting SSDI benefits, or have questions about your application for benefits, contact us. We are experienced disability attorneys. As a disability law firm, we have helped many people get benefits and we can help you, too. If you are denied benefits at the hearing level, you can then request an Appeals Council review of your claim. This part of the appeals process can take another year at least, and the majority of cases are denied.
The final step in the appeals process is filing a lawsuit against the SSA in federal court. Hopefully this explains why it takes so much time for your case to be approved for benefits. If your initial application has been denied, we may be able to help.
For a free, no-obligation case evaluation, call us at or fill out our Free Case Evaluation form to reach us online. Back to Articles. Disability Appeals Process Steps — Reconsideration and Hearing If your initial application has been denied, we recommend that you reach out to an experienced Iowa Social Security Disability attorney at this point to get help with your case. Final Social Security Disability Appeals Steps If you are denied benefits at the hearing level, you can then request an Appeals Council review of your claim.
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