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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY (SSD, SSDI) & SSI DEFINITIONS & TERMS




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Social Security Disability terms, phrases, and concepts



A SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




Activities of daily living


Administrative law judge


Alleged onset date


Appeal deadline


Appeals


Appeals council


Application


Appointment letter


Award letter






B SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




Back pay



C SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




Cessation


Closed period






D SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




Dire need  (situations and letters)


Disability approval rate


Disability case status


Disability claim


Disability denial


Disability determination services


Disability examiner


District office


Disability quality branch, or DQB


Drug & alcohol materiality


Durational denials






E SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




Exhibit file


Exhibit list



F SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




Failure to cooperate


Favorable decision


Five month waiting period






M SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




Medical exam (Social Security Disability consultative medical exam, or CE)


Medication noncompliance






O SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




On-the-record decisions (from Social Security Disability Hearings)






R SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




Remand


Residual functional capacity form, or RFC


RSDI (Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance)






S SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




Self medication


SSD (Social Security Disability)


SSDI


Substantial gainful activity, or SGA






T SECTION Social Security Disability Definitions




Title II Social Security Disability Benefits




Disability Advocates
Help with Claims
Free Case Evaluation








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