You may want to switch doctors if yours won’t help you get approved for disability. Depending on your situation, it may be necessary to find a more cooperative doctor. Before you start shopping for a new doctor, however, you need to understand the risk of switching...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) takes no official position on whether adults or children are more easily approved for Social Security disability. But many child disability claims are for conditions which do not easily lend themselves to a lot of objective...
The stages in the Social Security disability process are the initial application, the request for reconsideration, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing, the Appeals Council, and the Federal District Court. The Initial Application Submitting an application begins...
State disability is not the same as Social Security disability. The Differences Between State and Social Security Disability While both programs provide compensation when a person becomes disabled and cannot work, different levels of government administer them. Social...
Mental capacity to work is determined by Social Security through meeting the criteria for a Blue Book listing or submitting to a residual functional capacity (RFC) test. The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses RFC tests to measure the effects of all...
Residual functionality refers to the work capacity you retain after developing a disability. Residual functionality affects your Social Security disability case because it can determine whether you qualify for benefits. To measure your residual functionality, the...
