Don't confuse the term "Fully Favorable" decision with being "fully disabled." Social Security does not pay any benefit for being "partly disabled,' because there is no such thing as a partial disability under Social Security rules.
When a claimant receives a notice of a "Fully Favorable" decision, it simply means that all the benefits requested in the application have been approved, including the back pay.
When a "partially favorable" is issued, it usually means that the alleged onset date of disability has been moved forward and some or all of the back pay has been lost. The claimant is still fully disabled--just not on the date they claimed in their application. A partially favorable decision does not affect the current monthly benefit, just the pack pay.
May partially favorable decisions be appealed? Yes, they may be appealed within 60 days. However, the claimant should understand that the entire decision is being appealed, not just the onset date. An appeal places the entire decision back under review. The result may be a new decision that is the same as the original decision, better than the original decision or more unfavorable than the original decision.
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