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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I couldn't find this information on your site. Perhaps you can help me? What does the SSA do when medical records are at least ten years old and not available to the patient and/or SSA anymore? Is the information that was in those records considered by the examiners even if it's just the patients word? Typically, a DDS examiner will attempt to obtain those medical records that are deemed relevant to a claimant's case, even if this means sending request letters to twenty different hospitals, clinics, and other medical providers. In most instances, the examiner will be successful in acquiring the needed records (even if this means making numerous followup calls to various medical records departments). However, in a small percentage of cases, the examiner will have no luck in getting the records. Why does this happen? There are numerous reasons and scenarios. In some cases, a medical facility may find itself overburdened with requests and, as a consequence, may find it difficult to cooperate with a record requester in a timely manner. In other cases, a patient's file may be lost, temporarily or even permanently. And, still, in another type of scenario, the records of a physician who is now deceased may have been archived in a location that is, essentially, "undiscoverable". What happens in such cases? Unfortunately, there's nothing an examiner can do when a claimant's medical records are no longer available, even if the records in question contain information that is of particular value to a social security disability or ssi claimant's case. 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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