2018 DISABILITY BENEFITS - ADVOCATES WHO WIN

What can you do to increase your odds of being approved for Social Security disability benefits in 2018?  Here are the top things on my list:

1.  Get your doctor involved.  Have him or her complete an RFC form.  Your attorney/representative will know about this form and why it is important.

2.  Stay compliant with medical treatment.  We see many claims denied simply because of little or no medical treatment.  Social Security takes the attitude:  "If the doctor didn't say it, it isn't true."

3.  Keep your attorney/representative informed of all medical treatment--new doctors, new diagnoses, hospitalizations, tests, etc.  Many people don't know it, but Social Security orders no medical records after an appeal is filed.  If you have a representative, it is up to the representative to update the medical records.  You must tell your representative when you see a doctor, enter the hospital, go to the ER, etc.  There is no automatic way to "just know."

4.  If your disability relates to episodic flareups like migraine headaches, seizures, high blood pressure or out of control diabetes, keep a record.  Write down the date of seizures.  Record dates when you have migraines, along with how long they last.  Same thing for seizures:  record date of each seizure and what happened.  If you can't remember, get a family member to write down what happened in your journal.  Keep a record of blood pressure and blood sugar readings.

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