Utah Social Security disability cases

If you live in Utah and are applying for Social Security disability or appealing a denial, you can work with a representative who is close by. Social Security Disability Advisors has its office in Holladay, and our disability advisors help Utahns with SSDI and SSI claims at every level, with no fee unless you win.

Our Utah office

Our office is at 5200 S Highland Drive, Suite 300, Holladay, UT 84117, and it is the only office where we keep staff. We were founded in 2001 by a former Social Security Administration disability specialist. Staff answer the phone Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

You can meet with us in person or work with us entirely by phone, email and video. Clients in Salt Lake City, Millcreek, Provo, Ogden and smaller towns across the state do both. Our Holladay page has more about visiting.

How a Utah disability claim moves

A Utah claim follows the same federal rules as a claim anywhere else. The steps are:

1. Application. You apply with Social Security. A local SSA field office checks the non-medical requirements, such as work credits for SSDI or income and resources for SSI.
2. Medical decision. The field office sends the file to Utah’s Disability Determination Services, a state agency that gathers medical evidence and decides whether you meet SSA’s definition of disability.
3. Reconsideration. If you are denied, you can ask SSA to reconsider the decision. This is the first level of appeal, and it is a good time to add medical evidence the first review did not have.
4. Hearing. If reconsideration is denied, you can request a hearing before an administrative law judge.
5. Appeals Council. If the judge denies the claim, you can ask SSA’s Appeals Council to review the decision.

At each step, SSA generally gives you 60 days from the day you receive the decision to appeal, and it assumes the notice reached you 5 days after it was mailed. Missing that window can mean starting over. Our appeals page explains each level in more detail.

To find the field office for your address, use SSA’s office locator.

Where Utah hearings are handled

SSA’s data lists one hearing office in Utah, in Salt Lake City. Utah hearings are generally handled there, although SSA can also assign a case to one of its National Hearing Centers. Your hearing notice tells you which office has your case.

Here is what SSA’s own reports show for the Salt Lake City hearing office:

• Approval rate. According to SSA’s ALJ Disposition Data for FY 2026, judges there approved 52.1% of disability decisions issued from September 27, 2025 through August 28, 2026: 918 awards out of 1,762 decisions. The national rate for the same period was 57.5%.
• Wait time. SSA’s Average Wait Time Until Hearing Held Report shows hearings were held an average of 9 months after the request in August 2026.
• Workload. SSA’s Hearing Office Workload Data for FY 2026 lists 1,844 cases pending, with an average of 250 days to process a case.

These figures describe the office as a whole, not any individual claim. Results vary and past outcomes do not predict any individual result. See how Utah compares with every other office on our hearing office data page and in the Hearing Gap Report.

You don’t have to travel to Salt Lake City for the hearing. SSA lets you attend in person, by phone, by video at an SSA office, or by online video from a private place you choose.

Medical evidence from Utah providers

Most disability claims are decided on medical records. SSA, and the state agency at the first two levels, looks at what your doctors have documented: diagnoses, test results, treatment, and how your condition limits what you can do day to day.

In Utah, records are often spread across several hospital systems, specialty clinics, community health centers and, for veterans, VA facilities. When one of those sources is missing, the file can look thinner than your health really is. Part of our job is to find those gaps and fill them before a decision is made.

We generally:

• Ask you for a full list of the places you’ve been treated, including counselors, physical therapists and urgent care.
• Request records directly from each provider and check what SSA already has.
• Ask treating providers for statements about your specific limits, not just your diagnosis.
• Keep the file current up to the hearing, since new treatment often adds useful evidence.

If your hearing is less than about 3 months away, we usually ask SSA for a postponement so the evidence can be gathered properly. If you haven’t applied yet, read our guide on Social Security disability for Utah applicants.