Medical Evidence and Medical Records
Medical Evidence and Medical Records
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What Medical Evidence Is Required by Social Security Disability?
Social Security disability needs timely, accurate, and sufficient medical evidence.
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Functional Limitations in Your Medical Record Help Get Social Security Disability
Your functional limitations are the most important evidence for Social Security disability.
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How Disability Attorneys Develop Evidence to Win Your Social Security Appeal
A good disability lawyer will develop the best theory of disability for winning your case, prepare you for your hearing, arrange for witnesses, and more.
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Can a Doctor's Letter Win a Disability Case or Get You Approved?
Doctors' letters can help you win your Social Security disability case if they contain specific limitations supported by medical evidence.
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Will My Doctor Charge Me to Write a Letter for Social Security Disability?
Your doctor may charge you a fee to fill out a lengthy RFC form, but it's probably worth the money.
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Can You Get Disability for HIV/AIDS?
You'll need to have specific medical documentation showing that complications from your HIV/AIDS significantly interferes with your life.
The RFC: Your Functional Limitations
The RFC: Your Functional Limitations
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What Is Your Residual Functional Capacity (RFC)?
Your RFC is an assessment of what you are capable of doing and what you are too limited to do.
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Social Security Disability and the Doctor's Residual Functional Capacity Form (RFC)
Your doctor's RFC form may be the most important part of your disability case.
Available Resources
Available Resources
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Residual Functional Capacity Forms: Download an RFC Form
An RFC form completed by your doctor can greatly improve your chances of winning Social Security disability benefits.
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Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits
Details on what an RFC should include for over 200 different illnesses, injuries, and medical conditions, written by a former chief medical consultant for the SSA.