| A good grasp of the inner workings of disability claim | | | | used to determine whether a claimant for disability |
| benefits will significantly increase claimant's chances of | | | | meets the definition and criteria of disability under the |
| having his request approved. Understanding the | | | | social security system- for the purposes of entitlement |
| procedures as well as the criteria used in evaluating | | | | to benefits. What seems to you like a fairly simple |
| your claims is a must if you want to receive the | | | | determination - are you or are you not disabled - |
| benefit you rightfully deserve. It is next to impossible to | | | | becomes something subject to determination |
| win at something when you do not know the rules that | | | | according to a set of criteria that often defies |
| apply. Of course it will be a lot in favor of the opposing | | | | common sense and logic. |
| team if they alone know the regulations in effect. | | | | Scott E. Davis states below the importance of |
| Consider this, if you are not aware of what should be | | | | documents in settling your disability claim: |
| done, you will never know if the rules that should be | | | | 'There is no substitute for well documented medical |
| applied is being followed at all. Remember that the | | | | records. Medical records are critical because judges |
| people making decisions that will affect you are only | | | | review them to determine if your story regarding |
| human and prone to make mistakes. | | | | chronic pain and fatigue add up. The medical records |
| The first problem every applicant for social security | | | | also set up and support your doctor's opinion that you |
| disability faces is the sudden realization that what is | | | | are unable to work. You can win with poorly |
| disability to you, to your doctor, to any one with | | | | documented records but it's not easy. |
| common sense, may not be disability as defined by | | | | Judges review your medical records for the |
| social security. Of course it goes without saying that | | | | consistency of medical care, and whether there is an |
| the people who will determine whether you are legible | | | | explanation for your symptoms. Obtaining all available |
| will have a very different opinion what is disabled and | | | | medical tests such as MRI's, x-rays, laboratory work |
| what is not. | | | | and clinical evaluations from numerous specialists is |
| Social security disability has a very fact specific set of | | | | important. |
| rules, regulations, tables, and agency policies that are | | | | |