It has always been a struggle to get a full blown disability insurance claim approved. However, in recent years it has gotten even more challenging due to a staffing shortage at the Social Security Administration. According to an analysis done by the AARP’s government affairs staff, it can take more than 1.5 years go get in and have your disability claim heard. This is the worst response rate of any government agency, according to the Government Accountability Offices, or GAO, 10K people each year die while waiting to hear back on their claim status from the GAO.
