Disability Determination Services

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Resources

For information on applications, eligibility requirements, and benefits for the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability programs visit the Social Security Website. You can also find Frequently Asked Questions and the Social Security Office Locator tool.

Medical Decisions

While applications for Social Security disability are taken in the local Social Security Administration field offices, the medical decisions are made in each state by a disability determination service.

Social Security decisions which are appealed to the Office of Hearings and Appeals for a decision before an Administrative Law Judge are held in the following locations:

Office of Hearings and Appeals
One Portland Square
Suite 600
Portland, ME 04101-4092