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Disability.gov Recommended resource
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Explains how the Social Security Administration decides if you are disabled and the five-step process to determine if you are eligible to receive disability benefits. Decisions about whether or not a person is considered disabled for Social Security purposes are made by state Disability Determination Services.
- National
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To decide whether you are disabled, the Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a five-step process. Steps 4 and 5 involve your past work and education. Find answers to frequently asked questions that help SSA determine if you are disabled.
- National
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Information on Social Security's definition of disability.
- National
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Provides information for physicians and other health professionals on the Consultative Examination (CE) process. CEs are used to determine if an individual qualifies for Social Security disability programs.
- National
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Provides information for physicians and other health professionals on the medical criteria used to evaluate Social Security disability claims. Explains how each program works and the kinds of information a health professional can use to make decisions on disability claims.
- National
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Information to help physicians and other health professionals understand how disabilities are evaluated by the Social Security Administration.
- National
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Information on circumstances that may change your continuing eligibility for disability benefits.
- National
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Information on when Social Security Disability Insurance and/or Supplemental Security Income benefits are stopped because of a person's medical improvement or work at the Substantial Gainful Activity level.
- National
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Information about the kinds of medical evidence needed to support an application for disability benefits, including what the SSA means by "acceptable medical sources."
- National
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Information on the Division of Disability Determinations, which makes medical determinations on disability claims filed with the Social Security Administration's Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Disability programs.
- New York