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The SSA Appeals Process: Information for Applicants and Case Workers
If Social Security denied your application for disability benefits, you may request an appeal. Social Security has four appeal levels. This article discusses the Reconsideration and Hearing by Administrative Law Judge levels.
Submitting SSI/SSDI Appeals Using the SOAR Model: A Toolkit for Case Workers
This toolkit combines articles from the SOARWorks website as well as other materials into one comprehensive resource about the Social Security Administration (SSA) appeals process.
Appeals Spotlight: Success Story
Read our Q&A with a SOAR case worker from New York who has an appeals success story!
ALJ Video Hearings
The Social Security Administration now offers a video option for Administrative Law Judge appeal hearings.
SOAR Collaboration with SSA’s Office of Hearings Operations (OHO)
This article explains how you can promote SOAR with your Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Hearings Operations (OHO) office to help ease their backlog and workload issues, while at the same time, improving access to expedited decisions for SOAR applicants.
Sample SOAR Application Packet - Child
Here are examples of completed SSA and SOAR Forms using information from a fictitious SSI child applicant.
Sample SOAR Application Packet - Adult
Here are examples of completed SSA and SOAR Forms using information from a fictitious SSI/SSDI applicant.
ALJ Hearings: Prehearing and On the Record (OTR) Reviews
Once the Request for Hearing has been processed at OHO, both the representative and applicant will receive a notice indicating the case has been successfully transferred to the court’s Master Docket, where cases are screened. At this stage, representatives can request a Prehearing Case Review or an On-the-Record (OTR) review to avoid the need for a hearing. If the OHO office is not able to grant these requests, the applicant retains the right to a hearing. A request for an expedited hearing due to dire need can also be submitted.
Appointed Representative Services (ARS)
ARS is a suite of online services for individuals who serve as SSA-1696 Appointed Representatives for disability benefit claimants and appellants.
Opening an Encrypted SSA CD-ROM
The Social Security Administration (SSA) keeps all new disability files in electronic format. Applicants and authorized representatives have the right to obtain relevant application information on a CD-ROM. When you are preparing to appeal a denial of disability benefits, you should request the case file so that you can review key components of the file and decision.
Reviewing Denial Notices and the Electronic Folder
When you are preparing to appeal a denial of disability benefits, the first thing you should do is request the case file so that you can review key components of the file and decision!
About Appeals
While we do our best to help eligible individuals get approved on the initial application, sometimes the application is denied and we need to help someone through the appeals process. This article provides an overview of the several levels of appeals and the steps to take to file an appeal.