HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET THE RESULTS OF AN SSDI DISABILITY HEARING ?
Unfortunately, there’s no real way to predict this. After a claimant for ssdi or ssi benefits has had an opportunity to have their case heard by an administrative law judge at a disability hearing, it may be a number of weeks before an applicant receives a favorable or unfavorable notice of decision in the mail. How many weeks this will be is nearly impossible to predict. Some judges have been known to routinely inform claimants at hearings that they should expect a decision in four to six weeks. But, very often, four to six weeks will pass without a decision notice being received. Does this mean that the ALJ lied, or was grossly inaccurate regarding the length of time it would take to get a decision. Not necessarily. Disability judges who inform ssd (social security disability) or ssi (supplemental security income) claimants that a decision will be forthcoming in a number of weeks may simply be referring to how long it will take them to make a decision. However, the ALJ does not actua
