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Originally Posted by Aspie
It didn't seem very rushed and they approved fairly quickly from what they believed the case to be, which is true.
I was 23 years old when I applied and was granted assistance. I am now 37 with this review update.
The DSM on my condition changed, that shouldn't make it more difficult for those of us that have it. Social Security is obviously aware of the change.
Again, the evaluation report I have would be what the one that diagnosed me. Not like the information in black and white would miraculously change.
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When you qualified for SS benefits, Asperger's was included as a "Listed Impairment" but since the DSM has changed, that is apparently no longer automatically the case.
Your condition is possibly the same, it might be better, or it might be worse. So long as you're alive, you're susceptible to change--both negative and positive. And I'm not saying that your Asperger's itself has changed, but rather your ability, or inability, to adapt to your disability--and therefore your ability to work. Some people have found that going to college or utilizing Vocational Rehabilitation Training, has helped them learn to adapt in the workforce.
I would not personally trust a Consultative Examiner to spend the time to adequately diagnose me. If SS decides you need to be retested, and IF you no longer qualify with a "listed impairment", you may still qualify via SS's 5 step process to determine SSI/SSDI eligibility. But that is process is not as easy as what you dealt with previously.
"Exceptions to the Medical Improvement Standard
The SSA does not need to show that your impairment has medically improved if:
•you are working over the SGA level
•you have had vocational training that makes it possible for you to return to work (for example, your RFC limited you to sedentary work and you are now qualified for sedentary work because of a class you took)
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a new method for evaluating the severity of your condition shows you are not disabled, or
•there was an error in the initial determination and you should not have been found disabled (for example, clear evidence was found in your file that shows you didn't qualify for disability, or new evidence clearly refutes prior evidence that you were disabled).
In these cases (called Group I Exceptions), the examiner does not need to find medical improvement in your case. However, the examiner still must find that you are not currently disabled to deny you benefits; that is, that you are capable of performing substantial gainful activity."
link quoted directly above:
http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/dne...ss-social.html
link to forum about Consultative Exams:
http://ssdfacts.com/forum/index.php?board=13.0
link about 5 step process:
http://www.ssa.gov/dibplan/dqualify5.htm