Top 10 SSD Application Mistakes

This can be especially problematic for people who don’t’ have medical insurance or whose co-pays are very high. Throughout the county, there are some community health centers that provide primary care to those who would otherwise not be able to afford it.

It is understandable that you are nervous about your social security disability case and worried it won’t be approved. For many people, having their case granted is the difference between being able to pay their rent or mortgage and other daily living necessity. However, when you talk about your Social Security case with your doctor it can appear that a primary reason you are seeing your doctor is to get assistance with your social security disability case, rather than to treat your illness.

In some circumstances, Social Security can deny you benefits if a doctor has prescribed a course of treatment that can restore your ability to work and you have refused the treatment. Instead of simply refusing to follow your doctor’s advice, you should ask for the pros and the cons of the particular treatment and then see if your doctor has some other treatment they may recommend. Try to work with your doctor to find a treatment that you both can agree on. Don’t stop taking medication that has been prescribed for you without first discussing it with your doctor. The same can be said for missing appointments. It can appear that you do not care about getting better if you don’t follow through.

When patients are disliked by their doctors, their doctors do not go out of their way to help them in their disability claim. This can be most important when asking your doctor for documentation to support your disability claim.

The most important thing about your social security disability case is your credibility. If Social Security believes what you say and what you tell your doctor, the chances are you are going to win your case. I frequently tell my clients that it is far easier for me to deal with a bad fact than an applicant who has been known to lie.

Include all of your problems in your application for disability. For example, research shows that chronic pain and depression often occur together. As a result, include depression as well as the reason for your chronic pain in your application.

Social Security Administration can deny your claim for “insufficient evidence” if you fail to return forms.

Social Security Administration denies many people who are eligible for benefits in the initial application stage. Rather than giving up or filing a new application, you should appeal the unfavorable decision within 60 days of the denial of benefits.

When you collect unemployment benefits you must certify that you are physically able to work, available for work and actively seeking suitable work. The Social Security Administration or an Administrative Law Judge may view as substantial gainful activity, which may give them cause for issuing an unfavorable decision.