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ity claim. He may ask that his case be taken up agsyi the b«*s ai
additional evidence. j( Nearly one out ot th:ee rcooruaderariom has resulted in approval of the Haim.) If the claim is not allowed on reconsideration, the applicant may request that it be sent to a referee who, although a government employee, is supposed to^be impartial, as between (he claimant and die Social Security Anninistrstion. In a little more than one out of four cases, the referee has allowed the claim for disability benefits.)
If, after three successive adverse determinations, a citizen still believes he has not been treated fairly, the law permits him to take his case into the federal courts.
At this time, more than 500,000 persons are drawing disability benefits. The average monthly payment to disabled workers is $88. Hie average monthly payment to individuals drawing on account of a continuing childhood disability is $43. Approximately 200,000 other individuals are benefiting from the disability “freeze” provisions, which preserves their social security account credit, although they are too young to receive payments.
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