I think it's jus part of the game . Unless you have some obvious disability such as blindness or missing a limb, you all are denied the first time . Part of the process.
34% denied for technical reasons. So the real number is 37 out of every 66 who are eligible for benefits are approved. Doesn't seem so difficult when we look at the "real" numbers does it?
When you subtract out the technical denials (mostly for SGA?) then there are more allowances than denials. Also, most of the allowances occur at the initial DDS level. so much for "everyone is denied the first time."
Many of those filings are from Long Term Disability insurance companies forcing people to file so they can recoup money they have paid out. How many large disability companies are filing claims for those LTDs?
I find it odd that 2% are approved at reconsideration and 12% approved at the administrative law judge level. That tells me too many are approved at the administrative law judge level. The judge probably feels sympathetic with the applicant or he has a deal with the lawyer submitting the case.
Has a deal with the lawyer submitting the cases? Seeing Huntington's everywhere?
Why would you assume the error lies with the ALJ instead of at recon? In my area they are essentially a perfunctory joke.
There's also the one to two years that typically pass between recon and an ALJ decision. Chronic conditions worsen, a few have accidents or illnesses unrelated to their original claims. The percent allowed by the ALJ doesn't take into account amended onset dates, either.
It is very hard to be approved for Social Security Disability. Between the constant communication with the doctors and the multiple times of sending the same information, it can be a nightmare. As streamlined as it is supposed to be, I believe it has gotten worse with time. If you don't have legal representation to push your case, you will get tangled in the red tape.
Trying to get approved for disability is one of the hardest things to do in the country. The system wants all kinds of proof, even though you have details from the doctor stating that you are unable to work. Even if you're approved, it still takes what feels like forever to get any kind of money.
If it truly is that hard to qualify for social security disability, I wonder how many people just give up trying. I have not needed to apply for this as of yet, but it is discouraging to read that it is hard to qualify for. Even if it is hard, I do hope that those who truly need it are qualified.
Does any of this factor in how easy it now is to file a disability claim for any reason because of online filing? Are technical denials up?
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's because only about 4/10 meet the definition as "unable to work"?
ReplyDeleteAs stated above, there is a significant number of meritless claims filed...and that was prior to the Internet.
Now, when in doubt...file. It's treated like playing the lottery in the area I work in daily. Just keep filing and see if it goes through.
I think it's jus part of the game . Unless you have some obvious disability such as blindness or missing a limb, you all are denied the first time . Part of the process.
ReplyDeleteRoughly 1 million out of 3 million approved initially; hardly a small number.
ReplyDelete34% denied for technical reasons. So the real number is 37 out of every 66 who are eligible for benefits are approved. Doesn't seem so difficult when we look at the "real" numbers does it?
ReplyDeleteWhen you subtract out the technical denials (mostly for SGA?) then there are more allowances than denials. Also, most of the allowances occur at the initial DDS level. so much for "everyone is denied the first time."
ReplyDeleteIn addition to SGA, many technical denials are due to people not being insured at all or often never having worked at all.
ReplyDeleteMany of those filings are from Long Term Disability insurance companies forcing people to file so they can recoup money they have paid out. How many large disability companies are filing claims for those LTDs?
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ReplyDeleteI find it odd that 2% are approved at reconsideration and 12% approved at the administrative law judge level. That tells me too many are approved at the administrative law judge level. The judge probably feels sympathetic with the applicant or he has a deal with the lawyer submitting the case.
ReplyDeleteHas a deal with the lawyer submitting the cases? Seeing Huntington's everywhere?
ReplyDeleteWhy would you assume the error lies with the ALJ instead of at recon? In my area they are essentially a perfunctory joke.
There's also the one to two years that typically pass between recon and an ALJ decision. Chronic conditions worsen, a few have accidents or illnesses unrelated to their original claims. The percent allowed by the ALJ doesn't take into account amended onset dates, either.
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It is very hard to be approved for Social Security Disability. Between the constant communication with the doctors and the multiple times of sending the same information, it can be a nightmare. As streamlined as it is supposed to be, I believe it has gotten worse with time. If you don't have legal representation to push your case, you will get tangled in the red tape.
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Trying to get approved for disability is one of the hardest things to do in the country. The system wants all kinds of proof, even though you have details from the doctor stating that you are unable to work. Even if you're approved, it still takes what feels like forever to get any kind of money.
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If it truly is that hard to qualify for social security disability, I wonder how many people just give up trying. I have not needed to apply for this as of yet, but it is discouraging to read that it is hard to qualify for. Even if it is hard, I do hope that those who truly need it are qualified.
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