Disability Determination Services, which assesses disability claims, has been hit particularly hard, Nesbit wrote in a September 2022 memo, "due to historically high attrition as workloads become ...

You can receive up to six months of payments as you wait for Disability Determination Services (DDS) to evaluate your full SSI application and make a final decision on benefits eligibility.

If you qualify, your case will be forwarded to your state’s Disability Determination Services (DDS) office, which will make the initial decision regarding your medical eligibility.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) in the United States provides monthly benefits to millions, including those under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. When an ...

Social Security will turn the case over to state disability determination services which makes the decision on continuing disability benefits. In addition to the information you provided ...

In one case, the agency received requested medical records from a claimant, and its system sent an alert when they were received, by a Disability Determination Services employee “did not address ...

Some recipients who rely on the agency for assistance are questioning how the changes could impact disability determination services, as many state departments that are responsible for processing ...

Students must complete the disability determination process as a prerequisite to any decisions about accommodations, auxiliary aids, and services. Policies regarding disability documentation are ...

it takes an average of 337 days for the Georgia Disability Determination Services team to process a Social Security disability claim. That’s only one step of the 3-step determination process and ...