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Disability Backlog Has Tragic Results

By Joshua Dieker on December 8, 2008

I have previously written at length about the Social Security Disability system. More than two million people rely on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and hundreds of thousands of them had to wait months or even years for the benefits to begin. Many are still waiting today. In every one of the stories that have I have written on the topic, the applicant in question has been fortunate enough to receive their first benefit check. The story usually involves a long wait, but a triumphant ending, in which finally the Social Security Administration recognizes the applicant's need, and provides the support that it is obligated to provide. The idea has been to provide some glimmer of hope to those who are in a similar situation. However, I fear that by following that formula, I may have given a false impression. The fact is, the system through which determinations about disability benefits are made is badly broken, sometimes with tragic results.

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