How long does it take to obtain my disability benefits once a claim for
benefits is filed?
May 21, 2018
It can take approximately 6 months to receive a decision on your initial application and again on reconsideration. If your application is denied, it can take an additional year and a half to obtain a decision as your claim works its way through the appeals process. Social Security has a backlog of one million claims at the hearing level. Whereas they used to have a focus on paying valid claims at the hearing level sooner, political pressure in recent years has caused them to put a MAGNIFYING GLASS ON EVEN THE MOST OBVIOUS CASES.
