The Long Winding Road - Waiting For Your Social Security Hearing
One of the biggest challenges facing injured and disabled workers is the long wait for a hearing on their social security applications. It's no secret that most applications for social security disability benefits are denied at the initial level which means that most applicants must file an appeal and request a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ"). The Social Security Administration periodically releases data on the length of time that it takes for a hearing to be held from the date of the appeal of the initial denial for the various hearing offices throughout the country. Unfortunately, for injured and disabled workers living in Western Pennsylvania, the average wait is usually over one year. Here are the latest statistics for the hearing offices that have jurisdiction over much of Western, Pennsylvania: Morgantown, West Virginia - 398 days; Pittsburgh - 482 days, Seven Fields, PA - 363 days; and Johnstown, PA - 501 days.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Atttorney Gregory T. Kunkel regualary represents injured workers in the areas of Discrimination, Employment Rights, Workers' Compensation, and Social Security Disability.
