Social Security disability cases time lag: Ohio is worst
Picture this: You're an Ohioan who has worked 30 years in a job that pays into Social Security and you have a stroke and can't work any more. But thankfully, Social Security Disability Insurance will help out by sending you a monthly payment, right? Well, yeah, if you don't mind waiting more than a year while your claim is processed. After all, you're in line with around 770,000 Americans waiting to find out if they qualify.
A new state-by-state study of the state of SSDI claims is rather self-serving, since it was done by Allsup, a company that represents SSDI applicants, but nonetheless appears to have been well done. The results are eye-opening. The states with the fastest processing time?
Delaware, 299.0 days
Maine, 326 days
Texas, 334.6 days
Louisiana, 348.9 days
West Virginia, 351.4 days
