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Social Security Disability Wait Times
When a person files for Social Security disability benefits he or she can wait from three to six months to hear the results, which in most cases is a denial. The first appeal can take another three months and is also usually a denial. The next appeal provides the greatest opportunity for a person to receive disability benefits. This appeal is heard before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and provides an opportunity for the person applying for disability benefits to personally plead their case and provide context for the written documents already provided. On average, most cases have about a 45% chance of being approved after an appeals hearing.
One of the most frequently asked questions we receive is, “How long is the wait between the second denial and my appeals hearing?”