The staffing and case backlog crisis at the Social Security Administration was the subject of a front page article in USA Today on Monday, July 30, 2007.  The article noted that SSA has over 745,000 cases pending with the average wait for a hearing at 17 months.  In Atlanta, Georgia, where I practice, the wait time exceeds 30 months (2 1/2 years) – and this is consistent with what I am seeing in my practice.

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jonathan, i have had fibro., chronic severe depression for years withrecent dx. of recent dx of some short term memory loss. i have a lawyer case has been somewhere in greensboro nc courts for two years now. all my problems have gotten worse and i do report in every time i see all all my md i never hear from the lawyer is this normal?
–Nancy

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I applyed in the end of July of 2005 and completed everything that they wanted and now it has been almost 8 months and still nothing I tried calling and she isn’t calling me back and haven’t recieved anything in the mail. –Jessie

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I applied for SSD pension almost 6 month ago and have still no answer. Howe long can SSA try to starve you out. I`m also from Germany and ask myself what`s going on. I know there is a treaty with Germany caled totalisation agreemebt. When I went to SSA and applied for supplement SSD they told me I got enough credits (28) to get disability. That`s all good, but when howe long can they let me suffer so my sittuation is getting just worse? That`s exactly what the Insurance company (workcomp) already tried in the last 4 years. It wold be great if somebody can give me an answer. Thanx in advance. –JD

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