SSA Reports Massive Backlog of Claims

Feb 15, 2013 | Social Security

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Reports from the Social Security Administration (SSA) show the agency is off to a slow start this year when processing claims for Social Security Disability benefits. The SSA’s most recent report shows a dramatic increase in the amount of time being taken to process a claim and an increase in the number of claims initially declined.

The report shows an increase in the time a claim is in the hearing process from 353 days at the end of last year to the current wait time of around 361 days. The longer wait for hearings to be processed is paralleled by more claims needing to be decided by hearings. Data shows there are 831,304 pending hearings currently, compared to the 823,191 that were queued to be heard at the end of last year.

The increased number of denied Social Security Disability Claims further complicates the higher number of hearings and longer wait times. Last year, only roughly one-third of applications were approved initially, compared to the 37 percent that received initial approval in 2009.

The Social Security Disability Attorneys at the law firm of Newlin Disability explain these trends and highlight how vital it is to have quality legal representation throughout filing a claim for Social Security Disability.

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