Scott E. Davis states below importance of documents in settling your disability claim:

‘There is no substitute for well documented medical records. Medical records are critical because judges review them to determine if your story regarding chronic pain and fatigue add up. The medical records also set up and support your doctor’s opinion that you are unable to work. You can win with poorly documented records but it’s not easy.

Judges review your medical records for consistency of medical care, and whether there is an explanation for your symptoms. Obtaining all available medical tests such as MRI’s, x-rays, laboratory work and clinical evaluations from numerous specialists is important.”

What others are claiming that “certain conditions, disabilities, or medical health problems can get you automatically approved for benefits”, is not even close to truth. While certain conditions, disabilities or medical health problems do get claimant involved approved for benefits, SSA procedures entails that no claimant’s application be automatically denied and/or approved.

Saying that best solution upon denial of an application is to file another brand new application in order to plead your case and appeal, is another misguided idea. While it is right to appeal for your application, it is not a good solution to begin all over again. The only way to continue you claim is to request for reconsideration, and with it, necessary additions that may strongly support your claim.

Another myth states that you can't be awarded social security disability benefits if you have ever used drugs or alcohol. If that is so, then state is denying disability benefits to entire population since at one point in their lives, they certainly may have used drugs or alcohol! This is such an utter mix-up of law stating that disability benefit shall be denied to those whose impairment was caused by addiction to drugs and alcohol.

There are yet other misguided ideas and information that still burrowed in minds of citizens, especially those who are aiming to apply for disability claims. Unless a serious information drive campaign be done in order to answer all questions and to banish all myths in minds of people, more and more would still cling to farfetched ideas and false hopes in Social Security Administration’s system