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• Who Decides if I Am Disabled?

  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.

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• How Social Security Decides If You Are Disabled

  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. 

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• What We Mean by Disability

  Information on Social Security's definition of disability.

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• Consultative Examinations: A Guide for Health Professionals

  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.

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• Disability Evaluation Under Social Security

  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.

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• Disability Evaluation Under Social Security

  Information to help physicians and other health professionals understand how disabilities are evaluated by the Social Security Administration.

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• Your Continued Eligibility for Benefits

  Information on circumstances that may change your continuing eligibility for disability benefits.

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• When Social Security Disability Benefits Stop

  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.

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• Social Security Administration's (SSA) Medical Evidence Requirements

  Information about the kinds of medical evidence needed to support an application for disability benefits, including what the SSA means by "acceptable medical sources."

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• GAO Reports on Challenges & Progress on How SSA Determines Disability

  This is a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) testimony on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) efforts to modernize its disability determination criteria. One GAO finding is that SSA needs to consider not only the person’s medical condition, but also whether technology and accommodations on the job may increase a person's ability to work.

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