If your original application is denied, and your reconsideration request is denied, you can appeal and your case will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge. If your benefits are denied at this state, you can ask for a review by the Appeals Council. If the Appeals Council agrees to review your case, it will either decide your request for review or send it back to an Administrative Law Judge for further review. If you are denied at this level, you have one more appeal—a Federal Court review.