[JoeT]

1. In order to apply for SSD, medical evidence is the cornerstone for the determination of disability.

2. You have to be currently seen by a doctor because Definition of Disability is evidence that comes from the doctor about the impairment(s).

3. The law defines disability as the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity (SGA) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

Each person who files a disability claim is responsible for providing medical evidence showing he or she has an impairment(s) and the severity of the impairment(s).

In other words, you will have to go to a neurologist so that we get the evidence needed to complete the application for SSD. When I called a Social Security Disabiltiy lawyer who specializes in Traumatic Brain Injuries, he also told me that we cannot apply for SSD until you are being treated by a doctor twice a month because SSD is based on a disability report from the doctor. People who are not being treated by a doctor are not considered disabled.