Anyone receiving Social Security disability benefits is subject to periodic medical review. The time between reviews generally ranges between 18 months and three years, depending on whether improvement is expected. A very small percentage of recipients are exempt from future reviews.
The last time I was reviewed the process itself was traumatic. The questions made me realize how much I had withdrawn from social contacts, how much community service I had given up, how much of my life, in general, I had lost. I finally had to ask a friend to help me complete the forms.
I felt tremendous relief when I received the determination. The agency had decided that I was still disabled, and that I was, in fact, disabled enough to be exempt from future medical reviews.
I was therefore surprised to find in my mail today a notice requesting my input for a medical review.
Oh, well. They didn't know about the leukemia, anyway.
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That sounds the same as our system here which Bob has to go through. The process of re-claiming is a constant round of "what can't you do?" type questions which just depress him more! At least it's a chance to tell them about the Leukemia, though!
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