You only have sixty (60) calendar days from the exact date on an unfavorable decision to file an appeal. In the State of Florida, if you are issued a Notice of Disapproved Claim on your Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance claim or your Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claim, you must file a Request for Reconsideration to protect your appeal rights. There is a Social Security form for this appeal, Form SSA-561-U2. If you are issued a Notice of Reconsideration on your claim(s), you must file a Request for Hearing By Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Form HA-501-U5.