Stuck waiting 8 months for my California disability hearing after the Lakewood office lost my paperwork

I applied for disability back in February after I had to quit my warehouse job due to chronic back issues. They sent me to a doctor in Torrance in April who said I could do light work, which I thought was total nonsense. Then last month I got a letter saying my initial claim was denied because of some missing medical records from my chiropractor. I called the Lakewood office three times and nobody could tell me where those records went. Finally in July they found them in a stack on someone's desk. Now I'm looking at a hearing date in October and I'm running out of savings. Has anyone else had their paperwork just vanish like that and have to start over?

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seanjohnson13h ago

Lakewood office is way faster than San Diego, be grateful.

jones.brooke10h ago

Honestly @seanjohnson, I just switched to Lakewood and it's been way smoother so far.