After you apply, the SSA plays a game of "Hurry Up and Wait." They review your application, which takes three to five months on average. That’s long enough to binge-watch a TV series four times or learn to knit a winter scarf for your cat.
Guide To Indiana Disability Benefits
If you get denied—and many people do on the first try—don’t panic. It’s like getting bumped from a flight: annoying, but not the end of the journey. Denial just means you move to the appeal stage, which is step two of the Indiana disability dance.