10/19/2026
A disability denial has a next step. For longtime workers whose health ended work, a letter saying no can be hard to face.
Social Security explains how to ask for an appeal. Read the decision letter for the right step and deadline. Starting a new application is not the same as appealing that decision.
Use the official guide below. Keep proof that the appeal was sent; saving a draft is not the same as submitting it. An appeal does not promise approval.
Put the date somewhere it will be seen.
The government source: ssa.gov/apply/appeal-decision-we-made