Who is it that decides whether or not I’m disabled?
That question is difficult to answer, because the process through which a case travels is rather like a checks and balance system. Here is how the case travels through SSA, which also might explain why the process is lengthy: At the initial application level, a person called a DDS Examiner makes the disability determination after first consulting with individuals who are medical consultants or physicians. However, after the DDS Examiner makes his decision, the Unit Supervisor can overturn it. At the next level, the Reconsideration level, a different DDS examiner looks at the file. This person could be in the same building, in the same room, or right down the hall. That person is called an Examiner Level II. Again, there are medical consultants and physicians with which they consult, and again, the decision could be overturned. Additionally, in government work, as in other technical fields of work, there is a unit known as Disability Quality Branch or “Quality Control.” The job of QC is
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