Originally Posted by LIT LOVE

Ray,

If you filled out your own forms for SS, and wrote at the same level that you do here on NT, I think an ALJ will have a hard time reconciling that your IQ is in that range, especially with the ME questioning your effort--this is of course just my non-expert opinion.

And this doesn't mean that I think you should be denied based upon your combination of other impairments.

If something has caused a decrease in your cognitive function in the past few years, your psych doc should be able to diagnose the problem or send you to someone that can.

If low IQ has been an issue since childhood, were you in special education classes while in school? If you could obtain records of that, it would help confirm that your test results were valid. Or perhaps there might be some notations in your employment file if special accommodations were ever made?