
At this stage it is best to contact the Hearing Office directly to ask of the hearing request. If your claim has submitted for a hearing, it isn’t likely that your local Social Security Office will have the answers you are looking for as the claim is now in the hands of the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR).

Applicants file disability claims at the federal Social Security field.

Here you will be able to be directed to your disability examiner through the Disability Determination Services (DDS) for further information. In a nutshell, Social Security is designed to support disabled and. Your itemized deductions are also automatically adjusted for the allowable California deductions. On your CA return, this will show as a subtraction to income on Schedule CA. Entering your social security number accurately is very important and we may need to verify that it is you we are assisting. The taxable portion of your Social Security benefits is automatically adjusted when the information transfers over from the federal return to the state.

If you have already filed a disability claim with Social Security, you may contact DDS. Social Security forms an important part of most people's retirement plans, but the program itself does much more than just that. However, it is a good idea to have your social security card with you. After the initial claim has been filed or if you have filed a first-level appeal you can contact the Social Security Office through which you filed your claim. You can locate the SSA field office closest to you via this link. Social Security claims will go through a few different levels before a final decision is made and there are different places to find the status of your claims at the various levels of the claim process.
