Calculator · Appeal deadline
Appeal deadline.
Enter the date on the denial notice. We compute the 65-day window — 60 days plus 5 mailing days.
Date on the SSA notice, not the date received.
Enter denial date above
20 CFR §404.911 — Time periods for filing appeals
Each level of the SSDI appeals process — reconsideration, hearing, Appeals Council, federal court — has a 60-day appeal window plus 5 days presumed for mailing, calculated from the notice date on the SSA decision letter. If the deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, it extends to the next business day. Missing the deadline typically requires filing a new application, which restarts the entire process and may forfeit retroactive benefits.
The voice agent runs this calculation on every call — adjusted for the claimant’s hearing office and three-year SSDI directional trend.
Monthly earnings vs $1,690 / $2,830 SGA limits.
Quarters of coverage to insured-status expiration.
25%-of-back-pay statutory cap with annual ceiling.
Age × education × past-relevant-work matrix.
300+ listed conditions for expedited approval.