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Originally Posted by echoes long ago
*admin edit* Social security offices are backed up all over the nation in doing reviews and getting the reviews they are sending out done. People have waited much longer than 3 months to hear back. Personally i would not rock the boat and would not contact them unless you hear back from them first. let the update report wind its way through the system at its own pace. if SS needs more from you they will let you know. You are receiving your disability so there is no need to rush this.
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*admin edit* Since Rich stated that he gets "depressed" when he doesn't hear anything from SSA, he has every right to contact them. The reason a person would do so, depending on how strong they feel about their particular case (and those with a 3 year review are reviewed in 3 years and not 5 or 7 years for a reason), would be simply because of this statement on the form:
"The information you furnish on this report is voluntary. However, if you do not provide the requested information, a decision based on the evidence in your case can result in a determination that your disability has ceased."
You are right about a backlog, but you never know, maybe the form did get lost in the mail. It is probably sitting on someone's desk and they will get to it when they get to it, but if it isn't on their desk and it hasn't been received and benefits are ceased, it would be a person's own fault for not following up.