Can My Doctor Help Me Get Approved For Social Security Disability?
There is a possibility that your treating physician can provide help with your Social Security disability claim. However, a simple statement from your doctor stating that you are totally disabled is not enough to get you approved for Social Security disability.
So how can your doctor help you get approved for Social Security? If your treating physician is willing to complete a detailed residual functional capacity statement that includes the diagnosis, prognosis, and what you are able to do in spite of the limitations imposed upon you by your medical or mental condition, that may help tilt the balance in your favor. In other words, it may help you win your disability case.
Of course, your doctor’s statement, with regard to your condition and limitations, must be evidenced by accepted objective medical findings which might include clinical notes, testing, evaluations, etc.
Social Security regulations state that your treating physician’s opinion should be given weight, if that opinion is substantiated by medical evidence.
As you can see, your doctor could very well help you get approved for Social Security disability, if he/she provides the proper information on their residual functional capacity statement.
Additionally, Social Security considers an individual’s treating physician to be a preferred consultative examination source if they are qualified and willing to perform the examination for the authorized fee. However, as a former disability examiner, I never saw a consultative examination performed by an individual’s treating physician.
Most individuals are not aware their own doctor can even perform a consultative examination, so they do not request it, and there is always a possibility that your treating physician may refuse to perform such an examination for authorized fee. Sadly, you may not be even able to get your own doctor to provide you with a residual functional capacity statement let alone conduct a Social Security disability examination for the authorized fee.
It is in your best interest to ascertain if your treating physician supports you decision to file for disability prior to doing so. At the very least, you should request a copy of your medical treatment notes, so that you have no surprises.
From my experience as a former disability examiner, treating physicians sometimes write negative information in treatment notes and this may have a negative
effect upon your chances of being approved for Social Security disability.
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So how can your doctor help you get approved for Social Security? If your treating physician is willing to complete a detailed residual functional capacity statement that includes the diagnosis, prognosis, and what you are able to do in spite of the limitations imposed upon you by your medical or mental condition, that may help tilt the balance in your favor. In other words, it may help you win your disability case.
Of course, your doctor’s statement, with regard to your condition and limitations, must be evidenced by accepted objective medical findings which might include clinical notes, testing, evaluations, etc.
Social Security regulations state that your treating physician’s opinion should be given weight, if that opinion is substantiated by medical evidence.
As you can see, your doctor could very well help you get approved for Social Security disability, if he/she provides the proper information on their residual functional capacity statement.
Additionally, Social Security considers an individual’s treating physician to be a preferred consultative examination source if they are qualified and willing to perform the examination for the authorized fee. However, as a former disability examiner, I never saw a consultative examination performed by an individual’s treating physician.
Most individuals are not aware their own doctor can even perform a consultative examination, so they do not request it, and there is always a possibility that your treating physician may refuse to perform such an examination for authorized fee. Sadly, you may not be even able to get your own doctor to provide you with a residual functional capacity statement let alone conduct a Social Security disability examination for the authorized fee.
It is in your best interest to ascertain if your treating physician supports you decision to file for disability prior to doing so. At the very least, you should request a copy of your medical treatment notes, so that you have no surprises.
From my experience as a former disability examiner, treating physicians sometimes write negative information in treatment notes and this may have a negative
effect upon your chances of being approved for Social Security disability.
Return to:
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Does everyone approved for disability get back pay?
Social Security Disability review
Time limit to file a social security disability appeal
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