RFC Form Helped Social Security Disability Case, Useful To Doctor

Thank you for providing the free residual functional capacity form. The RFC form really helped me and my physician know what to address in regards to my disability claim. I received a notice yesterday that my claim had been sent to the quality control branch for review. Are the cases that make it here usually approved for benefits before the quality review? How likely is it, in your experience, that approvals get overturned? 

I'm very glad to hear the RFC form was helpful to you ad your doctor. The truth is, 99% of practicing physicians have no idea what type of information Social Security is looking for from doctors. The RFC form basically allows a doctor to neatly sum up all the restrictions and limitations caused by your medical condition --which is exactly the information that a disability claims examiner (and the Social Security medical consultant) is looking for.

About the quality control branch: This is something called DQB (Disability Quality Branch). DQB does random sampling of all cases before a decision is sent out to the disability applicant -- cases that are approved AND denied by disability examiners are randomly pulled and sent to DQB to be examined under their magnifying lense.

The general perception among disability examiners, however, is that DQB tends to focus more on cases marked for approval. So, you probably have a fair chance (though no guarantee) that your claim is in the approval category. In my experience, most case files come back with "red marks" all over it (indicating all the i's that the examiner did not dot), the majority of decisions (both approvals and denials) stand as is.

For those reading this Q&A, to learn more about RFC forms and how to obtain an RFC form that may assist you in winning your claim, visit this site's RFC (residual functional capacity form) page.