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    ABC News‏Verified account @ABC 17 Sep 2017

    More than 1 million await hearing on whether they qualify for disability benefits; average wait is nearly two years http://abcn.ws/2xqKaXw pic.twitter.com/t4CgNqZLag

    8:54 AM - 17 Sep 2017
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      2. Melissa Kennedy‏ @Melissa57215093 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        I waited 3 years. To get in front of a judge by video conference. It was going to be longer face to face in court room

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Sylly 4 Dem‏ @SylviaMSoto2 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Melissa57215093 @ABC

        Same here...so much paperwork...AND you better have receipts for every last thing! Normal people don't have that, but WE are considered liar

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      4. Debbie S. Sheegog‏ @debnsync 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @SylviaMSoto2 @Melissa57215093 @ABC

        Receipts/not as impt.FORMS -tell can't stand,sit, longer <10 min.No lift<5 lb. Attorney vital,still takes time-share!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Debbie S. Sheegog‏ @debnsync 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @debnsync @SylviaMSoto2 and

        Must Have Dr. cover letter & they r short on time- so you draft it & staff will have ready for them to sign!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Christopher Espinoza‏ @Cr8zy_Times 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        It shouldn't take this long. How do we expect these people to survive for two years??? The whole program needs an extreme overhaul

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      1. mike jay‏ @mjc022 17 Sep 2017
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        Cut funds for staff-- thanks congress for not looking out for the voter and taxpayer.

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      1. next‏ @farwellp 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        If we didn't have have so many trying to abuse the system then maybe those that are truly disable would get help sooner

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      1. Velvet Blue Cat‏ @velvetbluecat 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC @WomanCalifornia

        SS disability claims are challenged and often turned down. Contrary to rumors, mostly from conservatives, it is not easy to get.

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      1. Dorlee‏ @beachbum458 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        More and more folks applying now that pain meds are reduced/denied. Unexpected consequence CDC? One of many!

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      1. Buckshot McGruder‏ @BuckshotMcG 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        Maybe because long-term disability has soared w/ structural unemployment from open-borders globalism & mass illegal immigration??

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      2. Kelly‏ @Kellyk1969 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        I was turned down the first time and was awarded on appeal, this took almost 3 years. The only difference was I hired a lawyer.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Buckshot McGruder‏ @BuckshotMcG 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Kellyk1969 @ABC

        The costs of legal complexity & legislative dysfunction. Hiring lawyers, consultants, & lobbyists is the price for justice.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Kelly‏ @Kellyk1969 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BuckshotMcG @ABC

        Exactly!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Vesta House‏ @VRHouse2 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        will be turned down the first time. Social security disability is an industry. It is made for disability professionals to win on appeal.

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      1. Burglekutt‏ @Burglekutt179 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        Wouldn't be so long if not for so many trying to defraud the gov out of a check.

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      1. Rich‏ @gavinsidekick 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        Two year wait to get a hearing on disability benefits. Is it just me but this is wrong, just wrong!

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      1. Cyndi Miller‏ @CyndiMi41844794 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        Pitiful. So many will be dead before they even get answer.

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      1. Vesta House‏ @VRHouse2 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ABC

        a very small percentage are awarded it the first time.

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