Posts Tagged ‘Decision’

I was recently asked how long after Social Security sends you to a doctor for a consultative examination will it take to get a decision.
I previously wrote about how long it takes to receive an initial decision after you apply for Social Security disability benefits and how long it takes to get a Social Security hearing.
Unfortunately, there [...]

How long after you complete your application for Social Security disability benefits (or Supplemental Security Income – SSI benefits), does it take to get a decision?
In Colorado where I practice, it usually takes between four and six months after you apply to get the initial decision. Sometimes, Social Security will describe this as between 120 [...]

I am often asked:
I got an informal denial. What is that?
An informal denial typically means that Social Security is denying you because you may not be eligible for disability benefits. This is different from being denied because you are not disabled.
You may be disabled, but if you are not eligible for any type of Social Security benefits, [...]

After waiting months (even years) to get your Social Security hearing, and then months more to get the decision, you finally have it!  Social Security has found you disabled. It is “Favorable” (either Fully Favorable or Partly Favorable).
Ok, now what? When do my benefits begin?
Here’s the thing: Social Security disability claims have [...]

You finally got the decision on your Social Security case and it says… “Partly Favorable.”
This does not mean that you are “partly disabled.” Usually, it means one of the following:

The Judge found you disabled, but not as far back as you wanted; or
The Judge is approved a “closed period” of disability: that you [...]