How We Review Your Disability Benefits
Reading Time: 2 MinutesLast Updated: April 14, 2016
When you receive disability benefits, Social Security will periodically conduct a review of your condition to make sure you still qualify for blind or disability benefits. With the right information, you can be prepared when this happens.
When your case comes up for review, we’ll send you a letter asking you to come to your local Social Security office. We’ll ask you about how your medical condition affects you and whether it’s improved. We’ll also ask you to bring information about your medical treatment and any work you have performed since Social Security decided you were disabled.
A disability examiner from your state’s Disability Determination Services will request reports from your medical providers, and will carefully review all the information in your case. If the medical evidence is not complete or current, we may ask you to have a medical exam at no cost to you.
Social Security conducts a disability review of your case approximately every three years depending on the nature and severity of your medical condition and whether it’s expected to improve. If we don’t expect improvement, we’ll review your case every seven years.
When we conduct a disability review, if we find that your medical condition hasn’t improved and is still preventing you from working, you’ll continue to receive benefits. Your benefits only stop if the evidence shows your medical condition has improved and you are able to work regularly.
If you disagree with our decision, you can appeal and ask us to look at your case again. When we notify you of our decision, we will explain how you can appeal that decision.
You can visit us online for more information, or read our publication What You Need to Know When You Get Social Security Disability Benefits.
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Doug Walker, Deputy Commissioner, Communications
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Donna H.
I need to speak to a person that can explain to me how a workmans comp set a side agreement for medical expenses will effect my Social Security Disability Benefits
Ann C.
Hi, Donna. Unfortunately, your question is a bit more complex than we can answer in this forum. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We ask that members in our Blog community work with our offices with specific questions. You can call us at 1-800-772-1213, Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., for assistance. Generally, you will have a shorter wait if you call later in the day. You can also contact your local Social Security office. For general information about Workers Compensation and how it may affect your Social Security benefits, visit here. We hope this helps.
brenda b.
How are your benefits effected while awaiting a reconsideration decision?
Beth A.
If someone has disability benefits as a single amputee Would disability award change if now a double amputee due to disease progression?
Ann C.
Hi, Beth. A disability payment amount does not change based on the severity of one’s condition. For more information, check out our publication, What You Need to Know When You Get Social Security Disability Benefits. We hope this helps.
MARK A.
I had my disability income deducted at the beginning of the year and it has affected me being able to live month to month. How can I get my income back?
Whylene M.
When i recieve my benefit award letter it always says. “Entitled to Retirement” why?
.it use to say ssdi..
Whenever i go to the hospital, they tell me i am not insured..Medicaid says i am a victim of idenity theft. I don’t live in a facility..the states Abe application has me living in a nursing home.
Cathy C.
I just need to know if my disability under the disability act of nc will change to regular social security or what. . they take my medicare amount over a 100 dollars a month……
I am retiring in February I will be 65.
I have got in touch with my retirement treasury department and waiting on paperwork.
I worked for the state in nc but I live in sc
Nina M.
I just got approved. But my letter says partially favorable. What does that mean?
Robert A.
I’m trying to find out my disability review report status and if I have anything else I can do.
Ann C.
Hi, Robert. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We ask that members in our Blog community work with our offices with specific questions. You can call us at 1-800-772-1213, Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., for assistance. Generally, you will have a shorter wait if you call later in the day. You can also contact your local Social Security office. We hope this helps.
Norma D.
I heard from a girl in Tennessee ,not saying its true.She told me that she got a back pay SSDI check for 388 thousand dollars ,this is not right for people to do this.She claims the bank has a hold on it .All she does is keeps having babies ,nothing wrong with her . Her name is Tammy
Darren U.
Hello Doug I’m on long island on full disability with a severe case of arthritis.Ive had a hip replacement and am getting a knee replacement.My question is im homeless staying in a ant infested broken motorhome with my brother who is 70 yrs old with a diseased liver..My x has been remarried since 2012 which she never reported to social security.until the judge found it in 2014. , after 8 years of receiving a check for 840.00$ a month the social security dept put a additional 1000.00$ on arrears when I asked y she had no answer ( the majerstraite).my arrears were almost 100.000$ until the judge caught her and removed 67,000$ off the fictious arrears.She took my house that I worked my butt off to obtain and paid 100% of…..My health is worsening I now have a lung ailment, they removed a tumor a year ago that turned out to b benign…..I’ve gotten calls from old neighbors telling me about her bragging that y should she work when darren will suffer and I rent the house for 4 grand a month his check I get 56% of plus a additional check that I thought was meant to help me.There is a fraud investigation involving her from her paralyzed brother, wh told me that she was stealing from me for the whole marriage and putting that money in her mothers name.,She has turned the kids against me and over the last year the 2 emancipated kids never call , my son has called me 3 times to my calling him 1000 times.in the last year.Did I get lost in the system or is this normal,I miss these kids more each day but who cares.I know my time on this earth is not long but a year with maybe a clean camper or how about my house back’, have 35 cents in my pocket so naturally I cant afford a lawyer.Im a good person who married someone who planned this. Anyway there are days that I wish I never would wake up.i could go on n on about her I’ll dress to me but kids never see me dont want to I cant afford to see them have no idea how to spend whatever time I have left in a better situation would love to see my kids , have 25 year old clunker cant afford to fix it.Doug sorry to inconvenience your day but just trying to get my kids their dad back and x wife wants to make sure I have nothing making fun of my clothes and disheveled appearance at sons soccer matches. Thank you Doug for reading this may God bless u and yours may joy b with you………darren……her name is staci holger should b staci grieco farminville ny