Doctors play a pivotal role in the social security disability process. Their contributions of expertise and documentation provide insight to an applicant’s mental and/or physical condition, and this insight may prove useful when a social security adjudicator is reviewing a claimant’s file. In essence, what a doctor’s contributions to a claimant’s disability file can influence [...]
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I have been asked a few questions which relate to the Consultative Examination (CE), which is basically a doctor’s appointment sometimes scheduled on your behalf by the SSA if they feel that additional medical testing/evidence is required to help them render a decision in your case. In this and the following two posts, I will [...]
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Throughout my Q & A Series, I have discussed the importance of medical records many, many times. Hopefully you are starting to get the idea that you can’t win a disability claim without good medical evidence to back up your claim! Now, I’d like to address one last question about what kind of information should [...]
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Hello and welcome to the 8th installment of my Q & A series, which is designed to cover some of the more elusive topics associated with the Social Security Disability claims process. In this post, I discuss how non-medical sources of evidence can be helpful in a disability claim. Question: Outside of doctors, licensed psychologists, [...]
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Hello and welcome to the 7th installment of my Q & A series, which is designed to cover some of the more elusive topics associated with the Social Security Disability claims process. In this post, I discuss what types of medical providers are deemed as “acceptable medical sources” by the Social Security Administration. Question: I [...]
Hello and welcome to the 6th installment of my Q & A series, which is designed to cover some of the more elusive topics associated with the Social Security Disability claims process. In this post, I discuss the importance of keeping your disability case file up to date with new medical records as your claim [...]
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Hello and welcome to the 5th installment of my Q & A series, which is designed to cover some of the more elusive topics associated with the Social Security Disability claims process. In this post, I answer a question regarding the confidentiality of a Social Security Disability claimant’s medical records. Question: I recently received a [...]
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