Ostomy definition, any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body. See more.
Each level of the process takes time and there is no guarantee that you will be approved on your first claim. Average decision waits at each level. For instance, it takes anywhere from thirty to ninety days to get a decision on your initial disability claim. If your initial disability application is denied, you must appeal your denial by filing a request for reconsideration appeal. Your reconsideration appeal takes about sixty days to receive a decision.
Below you will find how long the average processing time in days is for each Office of Disability Adjudication and Review or ODAR nationally. Keep in mind this is how long it takes from requesting a hearing until a decision is made and does not include the application and reconsideration process. In July of 2007 the claims backlog for SSDI and SSI cases was at its highest mark ever reaching 749,224 cases. The information below should help give you an idea of how long it takes to get a decision at the hearing level. The national average in 7/07 was 528 days. As of 5/30/08 a new report was published with an update on processing times at the hearing level. The national average for 5/08 was 523 days.