I have been granted a fully favorable decision in a closed period disability case. I was injured, disabled and out of work for 35 months. My questions is, once awarded, how long until payment, and also, do my children get disability for the time I was out?
–Jill

Jonathan Ginsberg responds: Congratulations on your favorable decision. Usually it takes 4 to 6 weeks for Social Security to process the decision and to issue you a check. If you have eligible dependents, they will get paid as well.

For those who do not know, a “closed period” means that you have been found disabled for a period of time, but not on-going. The closed period ends when a claimant either returns to work or when her medical condition improves to the point where she no longer meets the definition of disability.

[tags] closed period benefits, dependents benefits, favorable decision, Social Security disability [/tags]