The Role Of Medical Records In Florida Social Security Disability Claims

In this article, you can discover…

• How to avoid common mistakes when submitting medical records with a claim.
• How an attorney can help you better understand and apply medical terms.
• How to ensure your medical records are complete and thorough. 

Why Are Thorough Medical Records So Crucial In Social Security Disability Claims?

The evidence in your medical records must be complete and detailed enough for the Social Security Administration to determine the nature and severity of your impairment. Records should also include how long you’ve experienced the impairment.

A strong connection should also be made between the impairment, its symptoms, and the symptoms’ impact on your ability to work. Incomplete medical records can result in a delay or termination of your benefits, so be sure that your records contain no errors or omissions and are detailed enough for Social Security to understand and interpret correctly. 

What Are The Most Common Mistakes People Tend To Make With Regard To Medical Records In A Social Security Disability Claim?

Many clients don’t provide all the evidence. A simple written statement from you saying that you are disabled won’t be enough for the Social Security Administration. By law, Social Security needs specific medical evidence from a physician to establish that you are disabled.

Attorney Claudeth Henry is a diligent, skilled attorney serving Florida. For over 25 years, she’s helped men and women just like you review their medical records and ensure the data submitted to Social Security is accurate and helpful.

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How Can Misunderstanding Medical Terms And Conditions Lead To Application Errors?

Many clients will simply focus on one specific diagnosis (such as back pain due to a herniated disk), but fail to describe the symptoms resulting from the diagnosis that impact their ability to work. For example, numbness in your dominant hand or radiating pain in your leg. 

Be sure to look at the entire mind-body effect that your diagnosis has on your ability to work, concentrate, and complete your previous tasks. Simply saying, “I have a herniated disk,” may elicit a response from Social Security such as “Plenty of people with herniated disks are working; why can’t you?” 

Social Security needs to know not only your condition and diagnosis but also understand how it impacts you in detail. 

What Else Should I Know About Florida Social Security Disability?

I consider it very important to educate my clients about the importance of medical treatment and how to effectively communicate conditions and symptoms. You see, Social Security doesn’t just look at one fairly recent medical factor to determine disability but at the entire picture of your health.

Conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and high blood pressure should also be documented and listed on your application. This helps Social Security get a detailed sense of your overall condition instead of simply honing in on the condition you see as disabled. 

And this objective, overall perspective, can make a vast difference in the approval of your case and the benefits that you’re entitled to. 

For more information on Role Of Medical Records In Florida SSD Claims, a free initial consultation is your next best step. Get the information and legal answers you are seeking by calling (352) 577-7746 today.