What Medical Conditions should I include on my Application for Benefits?
Posted June 18, 2015 by Premier Disability Services, LLC® When filing an application for Social Security Disability benefits, a claimant is required to list their medical conditions. Claimants sometimes make the mistake of only listing the medical conditions they feel are disabling. In fact, it is important for a claimant to list all of their medical conditions that are expected to last, or have lasted, for twelve months or more. The reason this is important is that the Social Security Administration (SSA) must consider all of a claimant’s impairments and their related symptoms and determine how they would affect their ability to function in a work setting. SSA will consider the claimant’s impairments and their related symptoms and formulate what is called the Residual Functional Capacity (RFC).(more…)