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Once a Social Security disability claim is received at the state disability agency (that processes claims for the social security administration), it is assigned to a disability examiner to begin development of the medical source information (getting the medical records ordered). While reviewing medical source information, the disability examiner ascertains if there are medical source records that address all medical and/or mental impairments alleged by an individual and whether the medical treatment notes are current. What do I mean by current medical treatment notes? Generally, Social Security considers medical treatment notes to be current if they are less than three months old. If an individual has medical or mental treatment notes which are outdated or do not address an individual’s current disabling impairments, the disability examiner will most likely schedule a consultative examination. Consultative examinations are used to determine an individual’s current functional limitations or to provide a more in-depth evaluation of a mental or medical impairment. Once the disability examiner receives all of an individual’s medical treatment notes, work history, various questionnaires, and the consultative examination notes (if the exam was needed), the information is evaluated. The disability examiner then composes a medical decisional write up, which may or may not be reviewed by a unit physician. Some disability examiners have the authority to make the medical decision without a physician’s review, if the medical information within the disability claim is clearly an allowance or denial by Social Security disability guidelines. 
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