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Old 11-22-2011, 01:28 PM
gilbert gilbert is offline
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Default claim review doctors at social security disibility

hello folks,i recently read a article in the wall street journal that i thought anybody on this forum trying to get on ssdi would find interesting.it's rather lengthy so bare with me here....article is titled"claim review doctors at social security disibility are over-worked,under-qualified,and under-paid..if you have recieved a claim denial letter from social security you are familier with the language used in these denial letters.we have determined that your condition is not severe enough to be considered disabling under our rules.in deciding this,we considered the medical records,your statements,and how your condition affects your ability to work.doctors and other people in the state agency who are trained in disibility evaluation reviewed the evidence and made the determination based on social security law and regulations.now it turns out that these doctors and other people are not so well trained nor is it likely that they spent more than a few minutes reviewing your file.an article in today's wall street journal entitiled"DOCTORS REVOLT SHAKES DISIBILITY PROGRAM!...the journal describes a system where social security administrators are pressing consulting physicians to work faster and to process more files to deal with a growing claims back-up...
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