![]() These are the “Office of Hearing Operations” offices in Missouri. Hearing Offices in Missouri & The SSA Offices They Serve The Government Accountability Office has done research that shows that an applicant who has a representative has an up to three times greater chance of being approved than a person who goes it alone. ![]() These waiting times and approval rates only highlight how important it can be to have a qualified representative – such as an Advocate from Citizens Disability – working on your case. Unfortunately, all of the offices have significantly lower approval rates than the national average. The “Average Approval Rate” is percentage at which cases are decided in favor of the applicant.Īs the table here and the chart below indicate, in 2022, you will have a slightly shorter wait time than the national average. The “Average Disposition Time (Days)” is, on average, the number of days in between when an applicant asks for a Hearing, and when the Administrative Law Judge who hears their case actually makes a decision on that case. The “Hearing Wait Time (Months)” is, on average, how long it takes in between when an applicant asks for a Hearing and when that hearing occurs. You can see waiting times for hearings & case dispositions for each office below, with comparisons to Missouri and National Averages. Missouri is part of the Social Security Administration’s “Region 7,” which is headquartered in Kansas. Missouri SSDI Hearing Wait Times & Approval By Office You will also find location and contact information for all the offices in Missouri below. While your own journey may be different than the trends you see here, these tables and charts can help you understand what, on average, you can expect. Applying for social security benefits is likely a new experience for most applicants, and having an idea of what they can expect from the process can help them be engaged and involved participants with their advocates. Bringing together data from a wide variety of sources – including data like this, which comes from the Social Security Administration – allows us to make smart decisions when we present cases for our clients.įinally, this information can be very helpful to applicants. We also work very hard to present the best possible case for each of our clients. We want to make sure that we’re giving our clients the best possible advice at every step in the application process. It’s very helpful to know what the trends are, how long the wait times are from office to office, and what the different rates of approvals are.Ĭitizens Disability takes a data-driven approach to helping our clients. Specialized disability advocates (like us here at Citizens Disability) and Missouri social security disability attorneys know all too well how important it is to understand that every state is different. Why is State-by-State Information Important? But, potential applicants should also know that each state – like Missouri – has its own story to tell in terms of social security disability benefit approval rates at each stage of the process, as well as waiting times at the hearing stage. Part of this is because everyone’s individual medical and work history is different. Everyone’s experience applying for Social Security Disability benefits will be unique.
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