title: Disability benefits: what is the Social Security Administration thinking?
abstract: This article briefly describes decision-making standards and procedures used by the Social Security Administration in adjudicating disability insurance benefits claims. Correlatively, the article addresses and dispels some of the myths surrounding various outcomes of disability claims. It also describes the role of the treating physician and how a treating physician who wants to help his or her patient obtain disability benefits should respond to Social Security's requests for medical records and written reports.
authors.affiliation: Newman & Boyer, Ltd., Chicago, IL 60601, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Boyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010819:Physician's Role; D012943:Social Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States