IS YOUR DISABILITY CLAIM STALLED?

Stalled can refer to something which is moving abnormally slow, or isn't moving at all.

Social Security disability claims are often stalled.  They can be stalled by numerous factors, sometimes by the simplest of things.  And once they lose momentum they can linger in limbo for months and months.

The Social Security disability system is very slow to begin with.  It's designed to be measured in terms of months and years, not days and weeks.  But when your claim is moving even slower than usual, you have been stalled.

Common reasons for stalls:

1.  Incomplete paperwork.  You haven't returned all the requested forms.
2.  Your doctor hasn't sent in the requested records.
3.  You didn't keep your consultative medical exam appointment.
4.  You failed to give Social Security a detailed and accurate job history.
5.  You are administratively stalled in the system.
6.  You are waiting on an appeal which moves at a snail's pace
7.  You were medically approved but waiting on Social Security to determine your financial qualifications for SSI.
8.  You have been approved for both SSDI and SSI but Social Security won't pay either until they get their accounting worked out for both claims.  One claim delays the other.

One of the things I try to do when I take a new case is to figure out why it is stalled.  What can I do to get the case moving again?  What is the next step?  Who has the paperwork on their desk right now?  Who do I need to call?

At best, the disability process is slow and laborious.  But if you are stalled out, it can just go on forever.  A stalled out can can eventually be denied or dismissed because Social Security won't wait forever.  

Are you stalled?  Call me.  Let's see if I can help.