Social Security offices critical to disability benefits hit breaking point
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Photo caption: Rusty Swain, 59, has neck and back injuries from a job-related accident 10 years ago. His claim for federal disability benefits has been pending for a year. Photo credit: Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post. Article by Lisa Rein. The Washington Post – December 5, 2022.
State operations that review claims face massive backlogs, leaving disabled Americans waiting months and even years for judgments
The Disability Determination Division in Austin was at a breaking point. Inside its vast two-story warehouse, close to 130,000 claims were awaiting review by the state employees who help decide whether Texans will get disability benefits from the Social Security Administration — a backlog that would take at least a year to clear. […]
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