How to Find Out If Approved for Social Security Disability
When applying for Social Security Disability benefits, you will need to allow a sufficient amount of time for your application to be processed by the Social Security Administration. Social Security considerations include whether or not you are working, the severity of your medical condition, whether or not you are impaired, if you can do the work you did before, and whether or not you are able to perform any type of work at all.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Your Social Security number
- Special medical examination, if requested by the Social Security Administration
- Mailing address
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Allow enough time for the Social Security Administration to process your application, usually three to six months.
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Comply with the Social Security Administration's request that you undergo a special medical examination. Administrators may need more medical information before they can make a determination on your disability application.
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Check your mail. When Social Security has made a decision, it will send you a letter in the mail. If you have been approved for benefits, the letter will list the amount of your monthly benefit; if your disability application has been denied, the letter will explain why and outline what you will need to do to appeal the decision.
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Tips & Warnings
Because the disability determination process is not a quick one, you should apply for benefits as soon as you become disabled.
To expedite the decision-making process, make sure you fill out the disability application completely and include all the information requested by the Social Security Administration.
If you are working and your earnings exceed an amount predetermined by the Social Security Administration, you will most likely be denied for disability benefits.
In order to be considered disabled under Social Security law, your medical condition must severely limit your ability to work.
