Interesting Fact:

“SSA has reduced its average processing time for initial disability claims by about two weeks since 2001. While applicants waited on average 106 days for a decision in 2001, SSA improved the wait in 2005 to 93 days.” Source: the “2007 President's Budget” Proposal http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2007/ssa.html

Not bad. It only took four years to shave 13 days from the wait!