Hi Norb,
yes i do get my ead card and ssn after three months of my decision. after that they are renewing it every year but no decision made yet. my lawyer is making enquiries every months even i have made several enquiries in asylum office, wrote a letter to the senatar but no response. only one time they replied to my lawyer saying that they are still reviewing my case they will notify us after a decision is made its been six months no response. god knows what are they doing.
It seems that your case is so complicated or unusual.
Did your lawyer give you any clue why it is taking over 3 years to make the initial decision?