iAppeals Welcome page first paragraph - 11-9-2007

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Welcome!

This is the starting point to request a review of our medical decision about your eligibility for disability benefits. There are two parts to this Internet Appeal process: (1) an Appeal Request Internet form and, (2) an Appeal Disability Report that gives us more information about your condition. You can complete both forms online. To appeal online, the only form you are required to submit is an appeal request (Part 1). However, we encourage you to submit an Appeal Disability Report (Part 2) because it will give us more information about you and help us in processing your appeal. We estimate it will take 18 to 20 minutes, with an average of 19 minutes, to complete Part 1; and 15 to 45 minutes, with an average of 30 minutes, to complete Part 2. If you do not want to use the Internet to request your appeal, there are Other Ways to Request an Appeal or Complete a Disability Report.

Currently Approved Language for First Paragraph

Welcome!

This is the starting point to request a review of our medical decision about your eligibility for disability benefits. There are two parts to this Internet Appeal process: (1) an Appeal Request form; and (2) an Appeal Disability Report that gives us more information about your condition. You can complete both forms online. To appeal online, you may submit only an appeal request (Part 1). We are asking you to also submit an Appeal Disability Report (Part 2) because it will give us more information about you and help us in processing your appeal. It takes approximately 45 minutes to complete the paper SSA-3441 (Disability Report - Appeal). This does not include the time that you many have to wait for an interview with a Social Security representative. It takes approximately 2 hours to complete the online Disability Report - Appeal (i3441). If you do not want to use the Internet to request your appeal, there are Other Ways to Request an Appeal or Complete a Disability Report.