What Are Social Security (SSA) Doctors Looking for When They Evaluate Your Disability for Monthly Disability (SSDI) Payments?
When you apply for monthly Social Security Disability (SSDI) payments, the government wants to make sure you truly cannot work. Even if your medical history and your own doctor confirm that you can no longer work, the Social Security Administration (SSA), as part of its review process, will send you to another doctor of their choosing to evaluate your case. What are these doctors looking for? What should you say or do?
At Casa de la Justicia, our attorneys will prepare you for this appointment.
Who Are the Social Security (SSA) Doctors?
Social Security (SSA) doctors are not your personal physicians. They are doctors hired by the government to:
What Do They Look For?
When you attend an appointment with a Social Security (SSA) doctor — or when they review your information — the doctors look for the following:
Whether you have a real, documented medical condition.
They want to see whether you have a medical condition or disability that can be verified with medical tests, such as:
How severe your condition is.
Your condition must be serious enough that you cannot work. They will observe you and ask questions such as:
Whether you are following a treatment plan.
The doctor wants to see that you are making an effort to improve, for example:
If you are not following your treatment plan, the Social Security Administration (SSA) may conclude that your condition is not as serious as you claim.
What Should You Do at Your Medical Evaluation?
If the Social Security Administration (SSA) sends you to one of their doctors for an evaluation, it is very important that you do not miss this appointment — they can deny your application if you fail to attend. During the appointment:
How Can Casa de la Justicia Help You?
At Casa de la Justicia, our attorneys guide you from start to finish. We know what Social Security (SSA) doctors look for and we prepare you for every step of the process.
We help you:
You Don't Have to Do This Alone. We Are With You.
If the Social Security Administration (SSA) has asked you to see a doctor, don’t go in unprepared. Call us and we will explain what to expect and how to handle the appointment. And if you need help because your Disability (SSDI) payments were denied, we can appeal your case so you receive the monthly Disability payments you deserve — all at no cost to you. Call us at 1-800-840-4040.
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