Evaluating the patient who claims to be disabled.
The decision to award an individual disability benefits is administrative and involves a review of his education and work history in relation to his medical impairment. The physician evaluating such a patient needs to be sympathetic to the stressful situation yet objective in supplying medical evidence.
D002965:Classification; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D012943:Social Security; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation