Checking you Social Security Disability case status online

It’s good practice to begin periodically checking on the status of your disability claim approximately a month after submitting it. Doing so will make sure you know as soon as possible if the approval process has stalled for any reason, like needing additional medical documentation of your condition. The sooner you address potential issues, the more quickly and efficiently your application will be processed. There are multiple ways to check your SSDI application status, It’s good practice to begin periodically checking on the status of your disability claim approximately a month after submitting it. Doing so will make sure you know as soon as possible if the approval process has stalled for any reason, like needing additional medical documentation of your condition. The sooner you address potential issues, the more quickly and efficiently your application will be processed. There are multiple ways to check your SSDI application status, whether you’re computer savvy or not; whether you’re computer savvy or not.

You can goto start a my account for SSA at this link: my Social Security | SSA

The fastest and easiest way to check your Social Security disability claim status is to log in to your my Social Security account. Even if you didn’t complete the application process online, you can still create a my Social Security account after the fact in order to view the current status of your claim. 

To create an account, you’ll need to provide a valid email address, your Social Security number, and a U.S. mailing address. You must also be at least 18 years old.  Here is the step-by-step process to accessing your claim status using your my Social Security account.

After you log in, navigate to the My Home page. 

Scroll down to the section called Your Benefit Applications.

Select View More under the heading called More Info.

You’ll be able to see the status of your application under the Current Status section.

Your my Social Security account will show pertinent information about your case, including your re-entry number (if you started an application online but have not yet finished it), the date the SSA received your application or subsequent appeals, scheduled hearing dates and times, the name and location of the field office processing your application or appeal, and whether or not a decision has been made in your case.

If you need helping applying for Social Security Disability or SSI, please contact me at joshben99@gmail.com. I have over 20 years experience with Social Security Disability cases.

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