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Originally Posted by ssdirecipient
Here is what someone wrote on a similar thread I posted not too long ago:
When I received my last disability update report (short form - continuing disabilty review) I put the following on the 3 lines for my last 3 "reasons for visit": medication, counseling, prescriptions.
I didn't put my original diagnosis or any diagnosis at all on this particular form.
I had been having psych appointment every month and I did list those dates.
Anyway, about 4 weeks after mailing it in, I received a letter telling me my disability benefits would be continuing.
Anyway, that's my story.
I don't know about the 800 number giving out bad advice or not but then I don't know how the CDR short form itself can be wrong either. It says right on it for question 5 put down the reason for your last three visits, then it gives examples, "prescriptions, counseling, etc." It doesn't say anything about putting down your original diagnosis. Aside from the 5% they randomly pull anyway, what is wrong about filling out the CDR exactly the way it says to on the form itself?
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The problem with the 800# is that the training and/or experience of the staff is very inconsistent. It's generally best to contact your local office.
If you read the link Echoes provided, it explains how to avoid triggering a long form CDR. For example, if you write in the comments section the computer will kick it out and have a person manually review it to decide if you should undergo the long form CDR. Since it's comparable to having to go through the original application for approval, many of us would choose a root canal before undergoing that type of stress again...
It's also a good idea to take a copy before you mail it back as a reference for any subsequent CDRs.
(I just realized perhaps you are perhaps questioning just that portion of the link. I remembered belatedly that you were familiar with the concept of not wanting to trigger a long form CDR. BTW, the 5% is called an "integrity sampling.")