Social Security disability applications backlogged - Detroit Free Press

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Most applicants are rejected in their initial written request because they fail to supply enough evidence of a **disability**. After two rejections, their next step is an appeal before a judge. Applicants, on average, now wait 10 and one-half months in **...**
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