How Long After a Disability Exam Do They Make a Decision?

The length of time it takes for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to make a decision after a Disability Consultative Examination (CE) varies depending on many factors, including how long it takes the doctor to file their report.

If your Disability application gets denied, a Greenville Social Security Disability lawyer from Pilzer Klein can help you file an appeal to get the benefits you deserve.

When you contact us, you’ll speak with a South Carolina attorney who focuses exclusively on Social Security Disability, and you will only pay us if we get your application approved.

How Long After a Disability Exam Will I Get the Decision?

The SSA takes its time on all disability applications, and there’s no way to know how long after a disability exam it will take to get a decision.

While you wait, some signs that you may be approved for Disability include:

• You provided substantial evidence of a serious medical condition
• You worked a physically demanding job and can’t switch to another profession
• You are no longer able to work and have an extensive work history
• You were hospitalized and see a specialist on a regular basis
• You have a lawyer representing you

What’s in the Consultative Examination Report?

Your Consultative Examination report includes a lot of information about you, your current and past medical history, and the results of the exam. Here’s a more detailed look at what the SSA will find in your CE report.

Identifying Information

The CE report must clearly identify you and include your birthdate, name, and Social Security number or non-SSN claim number. It must also verify that you provided proof of identity during your exam, such as a driver’s license or other state-issued photo identification.

Essentially, they want to see proof that you are who you say you are and that you didn’t send somebody else to the CE exam in your place.

Mental or Physical Examination

The CE report will contain details about the exam itself, like the examiner’s findings and test results. While the examiner may share their opinion about your ability to do particular work tasks, the report does not say whether or not you’re legally disabled.

The SSA will take the examiner’s findings into account while considering your entire case to decide whether you qualify for Disability.

Your Current Condition

The report will list the main impairments that you claim prevent you from working and should include things like:

• Your current symptoms
• The history of your impairment
• Treatments you’ve received and how they affected your condition
• Your description of how your condition affects your ability to function
• Your typical daily activities
• Anything that makes your condition worse or better

Your Past Medical History

This report also covers your entire medical history–especially as it relates to your disability–including:

• All available lab findings and exam results
• Relevant diagnostic procedures, surgeries, and hospitalizations
• All therapies you receive and all the medications you take for your condition, along with their side effects and benefits

What to Do if Your Disability Application Gets Denied

If your disability application gets denied the first time you apply, don’t fret. Most applications get denied the first time. You can still file an appeal.

Do you need a lawyer to appeal an SSDI denial? While you don’t need a South Carolina Disability lawyer to appeal an SSDI denial, a Pilzer Klein attorney can make the process easier to manage and more likely to be successful.

Additionally, if your case advances to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing, we can prepare you for what to expect, represent you, question witnesses, and argue for benefits claims on your behalf.

What Does a Social Security Disability Lawyer Do?

A Social Security Disability lawyer can review your appeal before you file it and identify areas that need stronger evidence. Additionally, we can:

• Navigate complicated SSA procedures and submit all paperwork on time
• Gather and organize your medical evidence to effectively address the SSA’s disability criteria
• Plan your case strategy to address your unique circumstances as well as the factors that contributed to your claim initially being denied
• Show you how your situation meets SSA’s criteria for a qualifying disability
• Sue the SSA, if necessary, to get your benefits approved

Consult a Social Security Disability Attorney Today

While having your application denied can be disheartening and overwhelming, you don’t need to give up hope. A South Carolina Social Security Disability lawyer from Pilzer Klein can help you appeal your claim, prepare for a hearing, and even sue the SSA to get you the benefits you’re entitled to.

Since we work on contingency fees, we don’t take any money from you upfront. Instead, we wait until we’ve gotten you the money you deserve, and then we take a percentage of that money.

Schedule a no-risk free consultation today and let us fight for the Social Security Disability benefits you’ve worked much of your life for.