My father is applying for Social security disability but he was not called to see a state doctor, is that good or bad?
My father applied for Social security disability benefits back in June of this year.
Today I checked his status online for about the 40th time, and finally got a message saying that a decision has been made in his case and that we'd receive an official letter by mail....What I am concerned about is that when my mother applied for Disability benefits a few years back she was approved much faster and had to visit a state disability doctor who I assume ultimately had the last word in her case, thankfully everything went well with my mother, but now I am worried that my father's case has taken longer (about 5 months total) and that he was not called in to visit a state doctor...

Why wasn't he called in to have an appointment with a state doctor(I believe it's for a CE examination)? Does that mean that he is denied? Or does that mean that he had a good case therefor a state doctor was not necessary?

Please help, I am about to receive the official letter by mail, but I am nervous at what the outcome may be...and the fact that he wasn't called in to see a state doctor has me thinking the worst :/

Please give me any feedback you may have, I'd love to hear from people who have been in the same situation or from someone that knows about the process.


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