This information may help claimants with representation, as well as claimants who are not represented by an attorney or non attorney representative. Understanding how the Social Security Disability system works can make the difference between winning or not winning the continuing disability benefits and backpay to which a person is entitled. To win a claim for ongoing and past due benefits, claimants should learn about the disability process to improve their chances of winning. |
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Is it normal to be sent to more than one disability medical examination? Yes, it is fairly normal for a disability claimant to be sent to more than consultative examination. In fact, though it does not happen that often, some claimants are actually sent to as many as three consultative medical exams. For instance, a claimant could be sent to a physical c.e. and a psychiatric c.e. to evaluate depression, and then be sent out for yet a third scheduled exam if the results from either exam are seriously in question. Or, it may be that a claimant's changing medical condition dictates the need for additional exams to investigate other impairments. For example, in one case adjudicated by the author of this website, a claimant who applied for disability on the basis of lumbar degenerative disc disease reported sudden visual deficits just before his claim was to be decided. Though he had already been to both a mental and a physical exam, to properly evaluate his condition he was scheduled for a third exam, this time an ophthalmological c.e. Though most disability claimants will not be sent to a consultative medical exam, there is nothing extraordinarily unusual about a claimant being sent to more than one examination. However, it should be said that, in the majority of disability cases, claimants are simply sent to DDS-scheduled exams because they have not been treated recently by a physician at either a hospital, clinic, or private practice. Therefore, the scheduling of a c.e. can sometimes be indicative of the relative weakness of a case, based on a lack of recent medical treatment. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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If you suffer from a medical disability such as hip, neck, shoulder, ankle, wrist, back, or other joint problems, disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, rsi or repetetive stress injury, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, dysthymia, depression or other mood disorders, congestive or chronic heart failure, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, high blood pressure (hypertension), seizure disorder, stroke, copd, emphysema, hearing loss or poor hearing, statutory blindness, peripheral field problems or other vision loss, clinical obesity, attention deficit hyperactivity or, simply, adhd, bipolar disorder or manic depression, panic disorder, schizophrenia, autism, head trauma, memory loss, low iq, mental retardation, learning disability, epilepsy, cancer, chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis, lupus, anxiety, inner ear problems, meniere's, vertigo or dizziness, kidney failure requiring dialysis or other renal problems, cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease, pancreatitis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, rsd or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, crohn's disease, sarcoidosis, peripheral vascular disease, lyme disease, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, hiv, aids, anemia, sickle cell, thyroid problems including hypothyroidism, esrd or end stage renal disease, reflux, gerd (gastroesophageal reflux disease), cfids, muscular dystrophy, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, or tachycardia, bradycardia or other arrhythmia and have initiated or been denied on a social security disability, or ssi, claim for benefits, this site may assist you with your case. Social Security Disability benefits are often difficult to win; however many claims for social security disability are lost simply because a claimant did not know enough about the disability process to their social security or ssi claim. For information re: representation on a social security disability or ssi claim (attorney or non attorney representative), see the "questions" & "how" pages. |
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