Disability applicants wait on average nearly eight months for an initial decision and almost eight more months if they are denied and request reconsideration, according to testimony given to a U.S. Senate committee Sept. 11, 2024, by Martin O’Malley, then Social Security commissioner.
Disability applicants wait on average nearly eight months for an initial decision and almost eight more months if they are denied and request reconsideration, according to testimony given to a U.S. Senate committee Sept. 11, 2024, by Martin O’Malley, then Social Security commissioner.