Clear information about Social Security disability claims and appeals.
An independent guide to SSDI, SSI, applications, medical evidence, denials, appeals, hearings, work history, and choosing disability counsel.

An independent guide to SSDI, SSI, applications, medical evidence, denials, appeals, hearings, work history, and choosing disability counsel.

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The programs have different financial and work-history rules even though both can involve disability evidence.
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Identity records, work history, treatment information, provider contacts, and medication lists are common starting materials.
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Missing evidence, incomplete forms, work-history questions, and insufficient functional detail can create problems.
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Treatment history, testing, specialist notes, medications, restrictions, and functional observations can all matter.
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Keep denial notices, deadlines, updated medical records, and a list of changes since the original application.
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Job duties, physical demands, schedules, skills, and dates should be described accurately and consistently.
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