[Social Security Disability Insurance
Supplemental Security Income – use correct title(s)
Notice of Continuing Disability Review
Date:
Beneficiary/Recipient SSN:
N/H SSN, if applicable:
Periodically, we must review the cases of people who are receiving disability benefits
to make sure they are still disabled. We are getting ready to review your ____________________
case(s) and need to update the information in your file. Use appropriate text for type of case – Social Security Disability; Supplemental Security Income; or, Social Security Disability
and Supplemental Security Income.] This letter explains the review process.
We want to talk to you and ask you about your condition(s), but we have been unable
to reach you by telephone. Please call ____________________ at phone number ____________________
by ____________________ [14 calendar days from the date of this letter].
What Will We Do in the Review Process?
Generally, we will review your case to see if your medical condition(s) has changed
since the last time we looked at your case. To do this, we will need information from
doctors, hospitals, clinics, and other sources that have treated you in the last 12
months. If you have not been treated in the last 12 months, we may ask for information
from other people who can tell us about your condition(s). We will also ask how your
condition(s) limits you. After we receive current information, we will look at how
your condition(s) was at the time we last looked at your case and then look at how
you are now to see if your condition(s) has changed. If we need more information,
we will contact you again. When we have finished the review, we will send you a letter
to let you know what we have decided.
What If the Review Shows That You Are No Longer Disabled?
When we last looked at your case, we expected that your condition(s) would not get
better. However, it is possible that we will find out that you are no longer disabled
and that your checks should stop. If this happens, you can appeal our decision. You
can have a face-to-face hearing with the person who will make the decision on your
appeal. You can also ask us to keep paying you during your appeal.
What Will Happen When You Call?
We will ask you these questions about your condition(s) and record your answers on
a form.
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A description of your current medical condition(s).
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The names of any medicines that you are taking for your condition(s).
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The names of any tests that you have had or will have for your condition(s).
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For any doctors, hospitals, clinics, or other sources that have treated you in the
last 12 months:
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Identification/patient numbers for hospital or clinic.
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If you have not been treated by a doctor, hospital, or clinic in the last 12 months:
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Names of people who can tell us about your condition(s), for example, people from
social service organizations, people from organizations for your condition(s); and
people from schools
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Information about any work that you have done since we last looked at your case.
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Any other information that you believe shows that you are still disabled or any other
information you want us to consider.
After we talk to you, we will send you forms (Authorization to Disclose Information
to the Social Security Administration (SSA), SSA-827) that we need you to sign, date,
have witnessed, and return to us. These forms give us permission to request information
from the medical and other sources that you tell us about during our phone call. We
cannot continue the review process until we receive these forms. If you have additional
information about your disability that you would like to give us, you may send it
along with these forms. When we mail these forms to you, we will include a return
envelope for you to use.
If we do not hear from you by ____________________ [14 days from date of this letter], we may terminate your benefits.
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