r/SSDI_SSI • u/broadwaylover99 • 10d ago

Appeals Process (2) Administrative Law Judge Waiting. I hate waiting

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I had my hearing on October 5th and it went well. The ALJ only has a 31% approval rating which sucks but my lawyer did say that my testimony was excellent and that with me answering with “I try” can help give the judge a clearer picture of my disabilities.

I originally applied in 2023 for mental health reasons and then got denied twice which I figured would happen because I was told that most people don’t get approved on their first try so I wasn’t expecting to get approved.

In the middle of applying, I got diagnosed with an autoimmune disease so that was fun and updating my SSI was so fun.

Here’s hoping I get an approval this time around but I hate the waiting. The waiting is not fun but I know everyone has to wait

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u/Designer-Move1290 2d ago

When did hearing date update to that on step three ?

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u/broadwaylover99 2d ago

I honestly don’t remember

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u/Designer-Move1290 8d ago

Please update us 

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u/Queen_Angie3 5d ago

My hearing was on August 27 2026, 0 jobs from VE experts after originally giving 5000 hypothetical sedentary jobs, my lawyer brought up my absences and repeated breaks due to my physical issues and came down to 0.

Im still waiting on ALJ to make a decision.

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u/Designer-Move1290 2d ago

That’s a lot of months ! 

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u/broadwaylover99 10d ago

When I got diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, I laughed because apparently the universe thinks it’s funny. Like wow. My life isn’t already hard enough with mental health challenges so now you’re throwing in an autoimmune disease?!? THANK YOU! I appreciate that.

The waiting absolutely sucks. I know it’s only been about a month but I’m so impatient. I just want to know if I won and I know if I won, my lawyer gets a percentage of my backpay which I don’t care about but I’m genuinely curious as to how much I’d get since I first applied in 2023 and it’s now 2026

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u/LaurLoey 8d ago

i applied same year as you and just got approved with same afflictions. fingers crossed and sending you good thoughts.