I'm just asking basic questions that others may want answered.

I may never be reviewed because of my age.

Teatime was asking about the short form review.

On the long form review you would put down everything you were first found disabled for plus anything else that may have developed in the meantime or may have gotten worse or that you mentioned originally in your first application but which wasnt included in the orignal award. For the long form review you would send your records, tests, medications taken etc.

for the short form review, just answer the questions asked. dont add anything, dont write in remarks section, dont write past last box even if not able to complete sentance, only include last 3 visits for what you were found disabled for.

I was approved because of inflammatory arthritis and inflammatory arthritis is typically auto-immune. It surely is in my case and it causes all sorts of problems, some systemic. I've had documented cardiac arrhythmia and auto-immune GI problems from the very beginning.

But that is what makes my report a bit more tricky. I see several specialists regularly and am receiving treatment and having tests done a lot. In the past three weeks I've had a cardiac cryoablation done, a GI visit with new meds prescribed, a doc appointment over my hip and back pain, MRIs of my hips and SI joint, and at-home physical therapy for my hips and back.

This is a snapshot of the way it goes -- welcome to my world, SSA! lol.

Does that include PCP visits?

Whats the difference between inflammatory arthritis and severe degenerative arthritis?

Babyboomer i think it would be better to put a specialist in the specialty that you were approved for, but if you are also being treated or tested by a pcp sure you should put that

I don't know. I'm only familiar with the type I've got. Inflammatory includes rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis or Ankylosing Spondylitis in the spine.

Well, I sent it in so fingers crossed and prayers ascending that it's accepted and all is well.

I did call Social Security, though, to ask what constituted a "hospitalization or surgery." I had to have my esophagus dilated and biopsies last fall and I didn't know if it was considered a surgery. It was. And SSA considers being in the hospital 24 hours or longer as a hospitalization.

Finally got a letter from SSA
 

I returned the review form they sent me two months ago and was wondering what was going on. I got a letter today and it said they don't see the need to do a review or contact my doctor. It said I should contact them if I return to work or my doctor says my health is better.

What's weird is it doesn't say anything about my future review schedule. It just says that they'll contact me later if they need to review my case. I thought they usually reset your diary/schedule and let you know when they'd be looking to review again.

LOL, don't get me wrong, I'm very glad I won't have to go through a big ole process and review. I'm in no condition to deal with all of that! But I do like to be informed about procedures and such. Maybe they don't expect me to improve and aren't putting me on a schedule?

short form vs the long form
 

the people who recieve the short form in the mail are the ones who's disabling condition isn't likely to improve and almost always have the benefits continued once they return the form provided they are not working.