These appeals must be made in writing within 60 days from the date the letter is recieved (assumed to be 5 days after the date on the letter) Your decision letter should include information on how to appeal the decision.
Generally, there are four levels of appeal. They are:
Reconsideration
Hearing by an administrative law judge;
Review by the Appeals Council; and
Federal Court review.
We will go into more detail on each level of appeal in further posts. This information is current as of March 3, 2011. For more information, contact an attorney or go to the Social Security Website (http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10041.html)
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