Faster Internet Social Security Disability Applications Process Still Tempered By In-Person Meetings
Posted on:7/13/2009
Written By: Chris Robideaux
| The internet has allowed for faster social security disability application processing, although individuals will still have to meet with a case worker in person, just like it's always been done. In many, if not most social security offices, all internet-filed social security disability applications "go through the calendar" for a variety of reasons. |
The internet has allowed for faster social security disability application processing, although individuals will still have to meet with a case worker in person, just like it's always been done. In many, if not most social security offices, all internet-filed social security disability applications "go through the calendar" for a variety of reasons. In other words, the applicant still has to be called in to a social security office for a face-to-face interview or phone interview. In many cases, claimants who apply for social security disability online will submit the application for disability (form SSA-16), but will neglect to complete the disability report (form SSA-3368). Additionally, many claimants will neglect to print out, sign, and return the medical release forms used by the Social Security Administration (form SSA-827) without which a claimant's medical records cannot be gathered and their claim for disability cannot be evaluated.
Of course, claimants who fail to submit medical release forms will have these forms sent to them by their local social security office. However, doing so consumes time and this illustrates again that the filing of a social security disability application online does not necessarily mean that the claim will move faster in the system. This applies to the individual who is pursuing disability benefits and the social security field office claims rep who must do the intake on the claim and prepare it to be sent to a state disability agency--usually referred to as DDS, or disability determination services--where it will be assigned to a disability claims examiner for a medical evaluation.