Nolo's guide to Social Security disability
Book - 2001
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Berkeley, CA :
Nolo Press
2001-
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Corporate Author
- Item Description
- Kept up-to-date between editions by revised printings.
- Physical Description
- volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publication Frequency
- Irregular
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781413331646
- Introduction
- Your Social Security Disability Companion
- Medical and Legal Questions
- Medical Listings
- Quick Disability Determination (QDD)
- 1. What Is Social Security Disability?
- A. Two Different Programs
- B. Defining Disability
- C. Contacting the Social Security Administration
- D. Frequently Asked Questions About Social Security Disability
- 2. Applying for Disability Benefits
- A. Preparing to Apply
- B. Applying for Disability Benefits
- C. The Role of Health Care Professionals
- D. How Other Disability Payments May Affect Social Security Benefits
- E. Availability and Disclosure of Confidential Records
- F. Fraud and Other Crimes
- 3. Disability Benefits for Children
- A. Three Benefit Programs for Children
- B. Applying for SSDI or SSI Benefits
- C. Disability Evaluation
- D. Continuing Disability Reviews for SSI Children
- E. Other Health Care Concerns
- 4. Getting Benefits During the Application Process (SSI)
- A. Applying for Presumptive Disability
- B. Impairments Qualifying for Presumptive Disability by Field Office
- C. Qualifying for Presumptive Disability Through DDS
- 5. Proving You're Disabled
- A. Acceptable Medical Sources
- B. Medical Evidence From Treating Sources
- C. The Role of Consultative Examinations in Disability Determination
- D. Evidence of Symptoms
- E. Other Evidence
- F. Expedited Determinations
- 6. Who Decides Your Claim?
- A. DDS Basics
- B. DDS Claims Examiners
- C. DDS Organization
- D. Medical Consultants
- E. If Your Claim Is Granted
- F. If Your Claim is Denied
- G. DDS Corruption and Incompetence
- H. Quick Disability Determination Unit (QDD)
- 7. How Claims Are Decided
- Step 1. Are You Engaged in Substantial Gainful Activity?
- Step 2. Do You Have Severe Impairments?
- Step 3. Do You Meet a Medical Listing?
- Step 4. Can You Do Your Prior Job?
- Step 5. Can You Do Any Other Job?
- 8. Whether You Can Do Some Work: Your RFC
- A. RFC Analysis for Physical Impairments and Abilities
- B. Mental Impairments and Abilities
- C. Claims With Both Physical and Mental RFCs
- 9. How Age, Education, and Work Experience Matter
- A. Age
- B. Education
- C. Work Experience
- D. Use of Vocational Analysts
- E. Vocational Rehabilitation
- 10. When Benefits Begin
- A. Medical Evidence
- B. Work Experience
- C. SSDI or SSI Claimant
- 11. Reasons You May Be Denied Benefits
- A. You Earn Too Much Income or Have Too Many Assets
- B. Your Disability Won't Last Long Enough
- C. The SSA Can't Find You
- D. You Refuse to Cooperate
- E. You Fail to Follow Prescribed Therapy
- F. Drug Addiction or Alcoholism Contributes to Your Disability
- G. You Have Been Convicted of a Crime
- H. You Commit Fraud
- 12. Appealing If Your Claim Is Denied
- A. Deciding Whether to Appeal
- B. Review the Rationale and Your File From the SSA
- C. Appeal Basics
- D. Your Right to Representation
- E. Four Levels of Appeal
- F. Reopening of Decisions
- G. Refiling an Initial Claim
- 13. Once You Are Approved
- A. Disability Benefit Payments
- B. Reporting Changes-SSDI Recipients
- C. Reporting Changes-SSI Recipients
- D. Returning to Work
- E. The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act
- F. Participation in the Ticket to Work Program
- 14. Continuing Disability Review
- A. Frequency of Reviews
- B. How the SSA Contacts You
- C. Medical Improvement Review Standard
- D. Children and CDRs
- E. Appealing a CDR Decision
- 15. Your Right to Representation
- A. When Do You Need an Authorized Representative?
- B. What Can an Authorized Representative Do?
- C. Who Can Be an Authorized Representative?
- D. Should Your Authorized Representative Be an Attorney?
- E. How to Find a Disability Representative
- F. Notifying the SSA of Your Choice for Representative
- G. When and How Your Representative Is Paid
- H. Keeping Up on the Law Yourself
- Appendixes
- A. Glossary of Bureaucratic Terms
- B. Examples of Technical Rationales for Denials
- Form SSA-4268, Denials From Initial Application
- Form SSA-4268, Denials From Continuing Disability Review (CDR)
- C. Medical-Vocational Rules
- D. How to Use the Medical Listings on Nolo.com
- List of Files on Nolo.com
- Index