Social Security Disability

Most Social Security disability claims are initially processed through a network of local Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices and State agencies (usually called Disability Determination Services or DDSs). Later appeals of unfavorable determinations may be decided in a DDS or by an administrative law judge in SSA's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review.

 

Phases of Social Security Disability

Social Security Disability Introduction

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Social Security Disability Claims Process

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Social Security Disability Medical Evidence

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Social Security Disability Quality Review

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Social Security Disability Administrative Hearing

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Social Security Disability Appeals Council

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