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I have been paying attention to the overall track of the backlog of claims awaiting a hearing before Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) using the numbers provided by Social Security to the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR). Here are the updated numbers on the state of the backlog at certain points over about the last year and a half:

January 25, 2007 -- 508 days
May 25, 2007 -- 523 days
July 28, 2007 -- 528 days
August 31, 2007 -- 523 days
November 30, 2007 -- 500 days
February 29, 2008 -- 511 days
May 30, 2008 -- 523 days

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Before I called Chihak & Gustad, I had given up all hope I would receive my Social Security DisabilityAn impairment that qualifies as a disability under Social Security Administration (SSA) guidelines must be quite serious. The impairment must render the applicant unable to perform any substantial gainful activity — that is, the applicant must not be able to earn more than a minimum amount of money, determined each year by the SSA. The impairment must completely disable the applicant from working. It must be expected to last for a year, have already lasted a year or be expected to cause the applicant's death. But this is not the end of the qualifying tests.. I had no money and many bills to pay. After my first phone conversation with Mr. Chihak, I felt confident I had called the right attorney. I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. Within a few months, my claim was approved. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for the job Mr. Chihak and his staff did for me.

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