Information For People Who Are Clueless About Social Security Claims

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43. former9thward...............

You are wrong, it only goes to a federal court after you have went through all the appeals at the State level first. If you lose all the appeals at the State level, then you can take it to a federal court, but only after you have went through all the other appeals first.

Here are the appeals process levels:

HOW TO APPEAL SOCIAL SECURITY DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS

We have established appeals procedures for individuals who disagree with the determination(s) or decision(s) we make. The determination(s) or decision(s) that you can appeal are called "initial determinations" and we discuss them further below. The levels of appeal are:

1. Reconsideration (for disability claims available in most States);

2. Administrative Law Judge Hearing;

3. Appeals Council Review;

4. Federal Court;

If the Appeals Council issues a decision or denies your request for review of an ALJ’s decision and you disagree with the action of the Appeals Council, you may file a civil action with the U.S. District Court in your area. We cannot help you file a court action. You may want to contact a lawyer or a legal aid group to help you.

You must file an action in U.S. District Court within 60 days after you receive the notice of Appeals Council action. We consider that you receive notice of the Appeals Council action 5 days after the date on the notice.

The U.S. District Court will review the evidence and the final Agency decision.

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi/text-appeals-ussi.htm