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Credibility in a Disability Claim

  • Published: August 12, 2014

Ocala Social Security disability law officeAn Ocala Florida Social Security disability lawyer can explain to you that claims for disability benefits often boil down to the consistency of your statements. The Social Security Administration (SSA) can determine the veracity of your statements by looking at what you said in previous claims, what you tell your doctors and even what your doctors say.

Why Credibility is Important

The descriptions of your own symptoms like the pain you feel, any shortness of breath, difficulty breathing and dizziness are usually your own descriptions of your impairment. However, an Ocala Florida Social Security disability lawyer will tell you that before the SSA reviews how these symptoms affect your ability to work, the SSA will have to determine if you truly suffer such symptoms and suffer the stated effects.

Generally, an Ocala Florida Social Security disability lawyer will tell you that the SSA will need to see that your condition is a medically determinable impairment that produced your stated symptoms. Only after meeting this standard, will the Social Security adjudicator look into your described symptoms of pain to see if these limit your ability to work.

Consistency will play a key role as the SSA recognizes that different people will experience a medical condition differently. So if your medical evidence does not support that you have a qualifying disability, an Ocala Florida Social Security disability attorney can explain that the adjudicator will review the statements you made for consistency both about the pain you feel and your reaction to treatment. Your statements may support a medical diagnosis more severe than what the medical evidence shows.

Contact an Ocala Florida Social Security Disability Lawyer

If you have a question about proving your disability claim and gathering the documents to support your claim, you will want to work with an Ocala Florida Social Security disability lawyer. The Social Security Administration may consider subjective evidence in helping prove your claim. An Ocala Florida Social Security disability attorney can tell you that this is when the SSA will review your statements to help determine just how serious your medical condition is.

To learn how an Ocala Florida Social Security disability attorney can help build your best case, contact the CJ Henry Law Firm, PLLC at 352.304.5300.

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