Working With Oregon Doctors on Disability Evaluations

What Are the Social Security Disability Forms for Doctors to Fill Out?

When you’re applying for disability benefits, the role of your doctors and other health care providers is crucial.

But doctors practice medicine, not deal with the Social Security Administration (SSA). They don’t always have the forms Social Security wants you to complete or know what information is most important in qualifying for disability benefits.

This is where the Oregon disability lawyers at Wells, Manning, Eitenmiller & Taylor can help. We coordinate your Social Security Disability claim with the medical professionals you see.

One of the most important forms we may have your doctor fill out is the Residual Functional Capacity (RFC) assessment.

This form evaluates how your health condition limits your ability to perform everyday tasks, which is not always how a doctor looks at your symptoms. These tasks can include:

• Sitting
• Standing
• Walking
• Using your hands
• Concentrating
• Keep up work for extended times

The RFC form helps Social Security understand how your health problems impact your daily life and ability to work.

In addition to the RFC form, Social Security may request:

• Medical records detailing your diagnoses, symptoms, and treatments
• Test results, imaging scans, and lab reports
• Statements from doctors about your functional limitations
• Notes on your treatment progress over time

Many doctors don’t automatically document the specific details Social Security needs.
Sometimes you need to ask doctors to write down what you’ve told them about how your medical conditions hinder your daily activities, otherwise they won’t put it in their reports.

Our Oregon disability attorneys work closely with your doctors to ensure they provide an explanation of your health problems that Social Security wants to see.

We help translate medical conditions into real-world limitations so you can get crucial financial relief.

How Your Lawyer Helps with Your Social Security Disability Doctor Evaluation

This is how our disability lawyers bridge the gap between your doctors and the Social Security Disability system:

• We make sure they have the RFC form and explain what information Social Security needs on it.
• We put medical reports from your doctor into a story for Social Security about health problems that rob you of your ability to work.
• We get your medical documentation into your Social Security file.

If Social Security has already denied your claim:

• We’ll review your medical evidence for what was missing that might have caused the denial.
• We’ll identify additional evidence to send Social Security.
• We’ll check in with you and your doctor as you receive ongoing treatment so we can update your evidence and arguments for winning benefits.

Medical documentation is often what makes the difference in getting your disability benefits approved.

Let us take stress out of your application, so you can finally get the financial foundation you need to focus on your health.