When I received my last disability update report (short form - continuing disabilty review) I put the following on the 3 lines for my last 3 "reasons for visit": medication, counseling, prescriptions.

I didn't put my original diagnosis or any diagnosis at all on this particular form.

I had been having psych appointment every month and I did list those dates.

Anyway, about 4 weeks after mailing it in, I received a letter telling me my disability benefits would be continuing.

Anyway, that's my story.

Thanks SS for the answers. I kind of like how you did that. You kept it short and sweet when filling out your paperwork
Bobby

i dont have the short form in front of me so i wasnt sure if they asked the doctors name. if it were me i would just put the last 3 visits of the doctors that are currently helping you with your neck/back injury and the diagnosis that you are receiving ssdi for. if you have more than one condition which social security listed as the reason you were approved then make sure to list a visit for that condition also. it doesnt have to be the surgeon who did the operation it could be the doctor that is currently seeing you for you listed condition. you do have pretty low numbers so i wouldnt sweat it too much. if you click that link you will see that the state of new york advises to only write you condition for reason for the visit.

Echoes, this is where am getting confused. My last 3 doctors appts were to

1.psychologist, who helps me with coping with my injury and what is has done to my life

2.psychiatrist, who also does the same, but also provides me with all the medications that help with my disability, including pain pills, muscle relaxers, pain patches, sleeping pills


3. my primary doctor, which i see every 3 months. since i no longer see my surgeon, isnt he really considered my main doctor for all my health, including my injury?


all 3 actually help with the symptoms of my disability and have been providing the things i need.

If these doctors arent good enough, then am basically screwed because the last time i saw my surgeon was a few years ago. What we talked about is if i wanted to do anything with the bad discs i still have. He told me, that if i couldnt take the pain anymore, to come back and he would do more surgery.
Well i dont want another surgery until i cant take it anymore.

Man this 1 question has got me so stressed out, my head feels like its gonna burst.

In fact on the form, they give examples of what could be written down.
heres their examples

HAVE YOU GONE TO A DOCTOR OR CLINIC FOR TREATMENT {INCLUDING EVAULATIONS, CHECKUPS, COUNSELING, PRESCRIPTIONS, MEDICINES}


This is why i thought for the psychologist i put down COUNSELING

for the psychiatrist i put down PAIN MEDS SPINE

and for primary doctor i put down CHECKUP.


Since they are only gonna see counseling, pain meds and checkup with no doctors names, they would have to look at those 3 visits as having to do with my case.

Or do i just write down

neck/back
neck/back
neck/back

for all 3 visits?

Maybe i can win the mega millions tonight and then call them up and tell them to keep their money.

Echoes if you have any more thoughts, am all ears, as i know you have been doing this a long time and your info is always good
Thanks

Bobby

how is your condition worded by social security? in other words on your award letter what did they say they were awarding you for exactly? if you look on your short form you can see what all the codes stand for.

look at section 8 in the link below
https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms....1!opendocument

here are diagnosis codes

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0426510015

7240


Disorders of Back (Discogenic and Degenerative)

Okay Echoes, i pulled out my reviews from 2007 and 2010.

For the visits to my psychologist i wrote down PSYCHOTHERAPHY as reason for visit

For visits to my psychiatrist i wrote down PAIN MGMT PSYCH

Those were on last 2 cdr's i filled out.

now my family doctor was the middle visit.

I cant decide between writing down MEDICINE ADJUST OR REGULAR CHECKUP

Which one sounds better to you? Am probably driving you crazy now,lolll.

I just want this to be over so i can get back to trying to get my heart and diabetes problems helped. I wore the holter monitor last week and my heart stopped 77 times during the night, from 2-6 seconds each time. So this paperwork sure isnt helping.


Thanks again for your help
Bobby

if it were me i would put down the last 3 visits then with the psychiatrist and gp, because they are the ones directly treating the condition you are receiving ssdi for, and the diagnosis. if you want you could put pain mangagement and checkup if it makes you feel better. im only going by what new york state is telling people here to do. are you discogenic, degenerative or both?

Bobby maybe you could call them and just ask a general question about how to fill it out? They must get asked this question a thousand times a day, there are 50 million people on SS and I'm sure they get questions all the time. I don't think it would flag your account even if they did ask for your name and ss #, all you are doing is asking a simple question about how to correctly fill out the form. Just a thought, good luck.