The Social Security Administration (SSA) claims that a decision for SSDI can take between 6 and 8 months for an initial decision. However, the time it takes to receive a decision on your disability application may vary depending on several factors.
Make sure that you meet all the requirements Social Security has set for SSDI payments. In this way, you will not waste your time applying if you know you do not qualify. Check your Statement to see if you have paid enough taxes and make sure your disability meets SSA’s strict definition.
SSDI’s time to get a decision may vary
For example, not all disabilities are the same and some of them are faster to identify and prove your eligibility. Thus, the nature of your disabiliy matters and it can be much easier if your disability is in the “Listing of Impairments.
The Listing of Impairments has disabilities related to:
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Special Senses and Speech
- Respiratory Disorders
- Cardiovascular System
- Digestive Disorders
- Genitourinary Disorders
- Hematological Disorders
- Skin Disorders
- Endocrine Disorders
- Congenital Disorders that Affect Multiple Body Systems
- Neurological Disorders
- Mental Disorders
- Cancer (Malignant Neoplastic Diseases)
- Immune System Disorders
Do you have medical evidence to qualify for SSDI?
The faster the Social Security Administration can prove your disability, the easier and faster it will be to get a decision. Thus, medical evidence is key. What is more, sometimes the Agency needs further medical examination.
Hence, if you need to go through another medical examination, it will take longer. On other occasions, the Agency needs to review your SSDI application for quality purposes.
If you would like to know the status of your SSDI decision, you can check it on your my Social Security account. In this way, you can see its status online. If you cannot wait to get SSDI because your disability is severe, check if you can claim Compassionate Allowances.
