title: Social Security disability benefits: an overview.
abstract: Disability benefits provided by the Social Security Administration are unique and distinct from other disability benefit programs. Physicians should be cognizant of these distinctions when evaluating a patient who has applied for Social Security benefits. Also, physicians must recognize the limitations of their expertise, as appropriate, when assessing disability.
authors.affiliation: Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, Hartford.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Zwecker
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D012943:Social Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States