Originally Posted by Flaguy

Hey all,
New here and hoping for some insight, I applied for disability online about a month ago, I was contacted yesterday by the claim handler at DDS asking if I would be willing to go to a exam they schedule, of course I say yes and that's it, Well I did some reading and see that most times when they request this it's because your medical records are sparse or that your treating doctor has not responded in a timely manner, Well I just had an appointment this week with my doctor and she had asked me if I had applied yet(her sugestion that I apply), I thought it funny that DDS has not requested my medical records from her yet, anyway So I called the claim handler back and asked her if she had requested my records from my treating doctor and she said No, But that she would do so now. Is it me but should'nt she had done that before even thinking about a exam with there doctor, also from my reading is it not true that the prefered source for an exam your current treating doctor, and is it correct that I can request my doctor do the exam? Sorry for long post, any help or insight would be appreciated Thanks