I'm at reconsideration and this is the message that is on my SSD webpage as of yesterday :

Appeal Under Review

A medical decision has been made and we are working to process your decision. A Social Security Representative may contact you directly if we need any additional documents or information.

After I saw this message I called the 800 # and was told that a decision was made, I would be getting a letter soon and that my case was sent back to the local office.

I called the local office and asked to talk to my case worker, the woman who answered the phone told me that my case isn't assigned to anyone and that I don't have a case worker ??? She then told me that my case was denied .

I would like to know if anyone knows what Appeal Under Review means, is it common to not have a case worker and can a case be under review and denied at the same time .

Hi Alice,

Did your appeal go to a hearing to be presented in front of a judge? I would recommend taking your case to an attorney.

Appeal under Review means just that, your appeal is being reviewed. Hope this helps.

~Amy~

Hello Amy,

There was no hearing because my case is at the reconsideration stage. I do have an attorney (I hired her after the initial denial) and as soon as we get the denial letter she will file a request for a hearing with an administrative law judge (ALJ).

My attorney said that the wait for the hearing is 17 mouths, so I figure between waiting for the denial letter, waiting for the hearing and waiting for the decision from the judge I'm looking at 20+ months.

My attorney said we would request an On the Record (OTR) as well.

So its all just wait and see right now.....


The Appeal Under Review is confusing because I was told that it was denied, so if its denied why would it need to be reviewed ?

Thank you for responding

Apparently the "Appeal Under Review" notation is shown after a decision has been made, but doesn't mean anything else. There is a different message shown when a decision goes to QR.

Why not ask your attorney?

I will be talking to her tomorrow. When I called her on Friday, she gave me a lot of information and I didn't think to ask her what it means.