Hallelujah! It's all falling into place!!!
Just got the letter from the SSA that my disability case was approved! Two years of doctor visits, pokes, prods, dumb questions, and LOTS of waiting, two denials, and finally got it going! Just mad...
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mrlightrail wrote:BuckBarker wrote:
Not to bust your bubble but............I was approved in January 2010 and didn't receive my check for 6 months. I hope your seller can wait that long.
You should have gotten your backpay within 90 days of your fully favorable listing. However, if you qualified for both SSI and SSDI, the SSI portion takes a while longer to clear, due to you having to prove your assets, etc. I just told them to drop the SSI part, as it would only cover the portion for the 5 months after your initial claim. I would have been financially ineligible anyhow, so it was a waste of time, and would delay my final clearance.
The 6 month waiting period has pretty much been the norm for several years now. The are less ALJs to do more work. Sadly, but the reason more and more people are getting approved has to do with caseload. If an ALJ denies the claim, then they have a mountain of paperwork to contend with. If the claim is approved, it is a simple letter to the beneficiary and one to the beneficiaries attorney. The rest is just wait time for the wheels to begin turning.
