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If you file for disability (either social security disability, SSI disability, or both) you'll want to report the following when you submit the disability report with your claim. 1. Any trouble or difficulty you may have had in school. This can be general difficulty with school work, or even difficulty in certain subjects. 2. Failed Grades. 3. Any special classes, remedial instruction, or special education instruction you may have received. 4. The last grade you completed in school. The reasons for reporting this type of information are fairly plain. First of all, among the various types of factors that are taken into consideration when applying for disability is one's level of education. Though in most cases education is a neglible factor, in some cases it can actually direct the application of a medical vocational rule (disability rules that can affect the determination of a disability claim. Secondly, and more importantly, one's academic history can be used to substantiate a claim that is based on a mental impairment, such as a learning problem, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, borderline intellectual functioning, and MR (mental retardation). School records can even be used to further illuminate a case in which the chief alleged impairments are affective (depression, bipolar disorder, etc) or anxiety based. Therefore, for these reasons, any difficulty in school should be reported to the social security administration when a claim for disability filed. Such information should also be reported to a disability attorney if a claimant is represented. Do school records only pertain to child claimants? Not, it is not at all rare for a disability attorney to obtain records that are decades old (which can often be a challenge since such records are archived, and not all school systems are proficient at storing records) and use these school records to win disability benefits for an adult claimant. 
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