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Generally, Social Security only sends you to a doctor for one of two reasons. The most common reason for sending an individual to a Social Security doctor is that the individual has no medical treatment or that their medical treatment was too far in the past to be considered current. Medical treatment notes can be no older than three months to be considered current for Social Security disability purposes. Of course, Social Security considers medical treatment notes more than three months old, however disability examiners generally do not make medical determinations based upon medical records that are more than ninety days old. Another reason Social Security may send an individual to a doctor for a consultative examination is that the disability examiner feels that an individual needs to be examined by a specialist in order for the disability examiner to make a medical determination (this type of consultative examination is rare). So what happens after Social Security sends you to their doctor? Social Security will receive a written report with regard to your examination from the examining Social Security doctor. This letter contains a detailed report about the examination along with other notations by the doctor that may even include information such as the doctor noting that you were able to get out of your vehicle with little or not difficulty or other observations. In addition to these types of observations, the Social Security doctor may report that he did not feel you gave your best effort during the examination or that you were malingering (faking the severity of your condition). Remember, social Security doctors are evaluating you from the moment they see you, not just through their physical or mental examination. Once the disability examiner receives the Social Security doctors report, they evaluate the information from the report along with any medical history or treatment notes that they have been able to gather with regard to your impairments in order to make a medical determination in your case. Remember the Social Security doctor will only see you one time, so it is your best interest to have current medical treatment notes that address your disability impairments. 
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