Q & A
Can I apply for disability benefits online?
Answer: Have you been thinking about applying for Social Security disability benefits but are unable to visit a Social Security office to complete the interview? Perhaps your disabling condition makes it difficult to visit a Social Security office. Applications for Social Security disability benefits can be completed from your home. To get started, visit http://www.socialsecurity.gov/disability.
The application process involves determining whether you have sufficient work to be eligible for Social Security, the severity of your medical condition and your ability to work. Because we carefully review so many cases — more than 3 million each year — it can take from three to five months to determine whether an applicant is eligible to receive benefits. The length of time it takes to make a decision varies depending on a number of factors, such as the nature of the disability; how quickly we obtain medical evidence from the applicant, as well as from doctors, hospitals or other medical sources; and whether we need to send the applicant for a medical examination to obtain evidence to support a claim. Social Security has several important initiatives to speed up the process. For example, our Compassionate Allowances initiative allows us to fast-track cases for individuals with severe disabilities. Two hundred different types of disabilities qualify for this expedited decision, and the list continues to expand. Since Compassionate Allowances began in 2008, the agency has fast-tracked more than 250,000 disability applications. Learn more about this service at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances. Read more…
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