| Your Social Security Disability Companion | | 1 | |
| Medical and Legal Questions |
| | 2 | |
| | 3 | |
| Quick Disability Determination (QDD) |
| | 5 | |
| 1 What Is Social Security Disability? |
| | 7 | |
| | 8 | |
| | 18 | |
| C Contacting the Social Security Administration |
| | 21 | |
| D Frequently Asked Questions About Social Security Disability |
| | 22 | |
| 2 Applying for Disability Benefits |
| | 27 | |
| | 28 | |
| B Applying for Disability Benefits |
| | 28 | |
| C The Role of Health Care Professionals |
| | 76 | |
| D How Other Disability Payments May Affect Social Security Benefits |
| | 78 | |
| E Availability and Disclosure of Confidential Records |
| | 81 | |
| | 87 | |
| 3 Disability Benefits for Children |
| | 89 | |
| A Three Benefit Programs for Children |
| | 90 | |
| B Applying for SSDI or SSI Benefits |
| | 92 | |
| | 93 | |
| D Continuing Disability Reviews for SSI Children |
| | 109 | |
| E Other Health Care Concerns |
| | 110 | |
| 4 Getting Benefits During the Application Process (SSI) |
| | 113 | |
| A Applying for Presumptive Disability |
| | 115 | |
| B Impairments Qualifying for Presumptive Disability by Field Office |
| | 116 | |
| C Qualifying for Presumptive Disability Through the DDS |
| | 118 | |
| 5 Proving You Are Disabled |
| | 121 | |
| A Acceptable Medical Sources |
| | 122 | |
| B Medical Evidence From Treating Sources |
| | 123 | |
| C The Role of Consultative Examinations in Disability Determination |
| | 131 | |
| | 135 | |
| | 138 | |
| F Expedited Determinations for Advanced Illnesses |
| | 138 | |
| 6 Who Decides Your Claim? |
| | 143 | |
| | 144 | |
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| | 146 | |
| | 147 | |
| E If Your Claim Is Granted |
| | 150 | |
| F If Your Claim Is Denied |
| | 150 | |
| G DDS Corruption and Incompetence |
| | 151 | |
| H Quick Disability Determination Unit (QDD) |
| | 161 | |
| | 163 | |
| Step 1 Are You Engaged in Substantial Gainful Activity? |
| | 164 | |
| Step 2 How Severe Are Your Impairments? |
| | 164 | |
| Step 3 Do You Meet the Listing of Impairments? |
| | 165 | |
| Step 4 Can You Do Your Prior Job? |
| | 167 | |
| Step 5 Can You Do Any Other Job? |
| | 167 | |
| 8 If You Can Do Some Work: Your RFC |
| | 169 | |
| A RFC Analysis for Physical Impairments and Abilities |
| | 171 | |
| B Mental Impairments and Abilities |
| | 180 | |
| C Claims With Both Physical and Mental RFCs |
| | 184 | |
| 9 How Age, Education, and Work Experience Matter |
| | 185 | |
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| D Use of Vocational Analysts |
| | 197 | |
| E Vocational Rehabilitation |
| | 199 | |
| | 201 | |
| | 202 | |
| | 203 | |
| | 204 | |
| 11 Reasons You May Be Denied Benefits |
| | 207 | |
| A You Earn Too Much Income or Have Too Many Assets |
| | 208 | |
| B Your Disability Won't Last Long Enough |
| | 209 | |
| C The SSA Cannot Find You |
| | 209 | |
| D You Refuse to Cooperate |
| | 210 | |
| E You Fail to Follow Prescribed Therapy |
| | 210 | |
| F Your Disability Is Based on Drug Addiction or Alcoholism |
| | 216 | |
| G You Have Been Convicted of a Crime |
| | 218 | |
| | 218 | |
| 12 Appealing If Your Claim Is Denied |
| | 219 | |
| A Deciding Whether to Appeal |
| | 220 | |
| B Review the Rationale and Your File From the SSA |
| | 225 | |
| | 229 | |
| D Your Right to Representation |
| | 232 | |
| | 232 | |
| | 285 | |
| G Refiling an Initial Claim |
| | 285 | |
| | 287 | |
| A Disability Benefit Payments |
| | 289 | |
| B Reporting Changes---SSDI Recipients |
| | 296 | |
| C Reporting Changes---SSI Recipients |
| | 308 | |
| | 313 | |
| E Passage of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act |
| | 323 | |
| F Participation in the Ticket to Work Program |
| | 327 | |
| G The Ticket to Hire Program |
| | 339 | |
| 14 Continuing Disability Review |
| | 341 | |
| | 342 | |
| B How the SSA Contacts You |
| | 345 | |
| C Medical Improvement Review Standard |
| | 373 | |
| | 384 | |
| E Appealing a CDR Decision |
| | 385 | |
| 15 Your Right to Representation |
| | 387 | |
| A When Do You Need an Authorized Representative? |
| | 388 | |
| B What Can an Authorized Representative Do? |
| | 389 | |
| C Who Can Be an Authorized Representative? |
| | 390 | |
| D Should Your Authorized Representative Be an Attorney? |
| | 391 | |
| E When and How Your Representative Is Paid |
| | 392 | |
| F Notifying the SSA of Your Choice for Representative |
| | 398 | |
| G Keeping Up on the Law Yourself |
| | 399 | |
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| A Glossary of Bureaucratic Terms |
| | 401 | |
| B Examples of Technical Rationales for Denials |
| | 405 | |
| Form SSA-4268 Denials From Initial Application |
| | 406 | |
| Form SSA-4268 Denials From Continuing Disability Review (CDR) |
| | 410 | |
| C Medical-Vocational Rules |
| | 421 | |
| D Protection and Advocacy Organizations |
| | 429 | |
| E How to Use the Medical Listings on Nolo.com |
| | 437 | |
| List of Files on Nolo.com |
| | 438 | |
| Index | | 439 | |
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