Hi JG, thanks for this post (not too long)!
What State/City is your case being heard in? The wait time seems to vary depending on the State you live in.
That doesn't sound right - there are several pieces of paper SSD sends you... BEFORE.... Binder ever gets paid. So for Binder to act like they are done with you does not make sense. I don't think they get paid until you get your retro check. And they WANT to get paid!

I PM'd you re this.
See my
post for the timeline of notices I got in the state of Georgia (the WORST State for processing SSD).
Peace, and patience,
Astern