SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, SSI - OBJECTIVE MEDICAL EVIDENCE





Many claimants for social security disability or ssi have wondered what it is that the social security administration takes into account when a decision is made on a case. That medical records will be gathered and analyzed is an understandable given. But what is it that is inside a disability applicant's records that can potentially make the difference between being approved...or losing a claim for benefits.

Objective medical evidence. This includes imaging studies (such as ct scans, xrays, MRIs), blood work, liver panels, and a physician's observations regarding a disability claimant's strength, reflexes, range of motion, and vital signs.

Objective medical evidence forms the basis for every approval or denial of a social security disability or ssi disability case. And because objective evidence is so crucial to a claimant's case, a doctor who supplies a supportive letter for a disability applicant should reference this information. In other words, a letter from a doctor should indicate why it is that his patient is disabled and no longer able to work. Does the claimant's condition prevent him from sitting, standing, or walking for more than a certain length of time? If so, the doctor's statement should reflect these limitations. And, further, to achieve validity, a treating physician's statement should be backed up by the objective medical evidence contained in his or her treatment notes.



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