{"id":3491,"date":"2020-07-20T16:52:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T16:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolfinal.wpengine.com\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2023-08-21T09:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:36:00","slug":"late-appeals-in-social-security-disability-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/late-appeals-in-social-security-disability-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Appeals In Social Security Disability Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

This is where many claimants go wrong. I cannot tell you how many times I have spoken with Social Security Disability<\/a> claimants who received an unfavorable Notice of Determination or Notice of Reconsideration, and then failed to take immediate action.<\/p>\r\n

It happens for many reasons. They put the letter aside out of frustration or despair. The claimant may have moved. The claimant was dealing with a family emergency or personal hospitalization. Now the deadline to file an appeal has passed.<\/p>\r\n

In such cases, the claimant should file a \u201cGood Cause Statement\u201d, explaining the reasons for his or her untimely appeal. The Social Security Administration may or may not accept this Good Cause Statement.<\/p>\r\n

What Is Good Cause?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Social Security Rules and Regulations specify what circumstances may qualify as good cause the late filing (20 CFR 404.911<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0416.1411<\/a>).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In determining whether an individual has shown good cause for missing the deadline to request review, the claims handler, Administrative Law Judge, or Appeals Council will consider whether the failure was the result of:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n