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Description of this podcast segment
This segment addresses the issue of what a social security disability doctor is. Individuals who file for disability may sometimes be required to go to a social security medical examination, otherwise known as a CE or consultative examination. This type of exam is usually scheduled when a claimant lists a condition on their application for disability that they have not been treated for, or when they have indicated that they not been seen by one of their own doctors for at least 90 days. The doctor who performs a CE exam is not employed by the social security administration and is a private practive doctor who has simply agreed to examine disability claimants. He is, however, often mistakenly referred to as a social security doctor. In actuality, the real “social security disability doctor” is the doctor who works in the claim processing unit with the disability examiner who has been assigned to review your case and make a decision on it. These doctors also review your records just as a disability examiner does, and, typically, for a case to be approved this doctor, also called a unit medical consultant, will need to agree with the assessment made by the disability examiner.
