The Manchester, NH Social Security hearing office has an average processing time of 412 days, or about 14 months, for a decision in a disability case.

While the average waiting time for a hearing decision in New Hampshire is 86 days longer than in Maine, New Hampshire is a prototype state that skips the intermediate Reconsideration step of the Social Security disability process. Since months 4-5 are not being lost in New Hampshire waiting for a Reconsideration determination, claims are actually moving from the initial denial to hearing more quickly than in Maine.