Disability assessment process
in Health ·
Jesus, look, you should file an application for personal disability or caregiver assistance with Child Protective Services, and then submit a claim for physical impairment benefits through Medicare—I know that sounds a bit silly, but Medicare has this odd way of using that specific form as part of their assessment process. Don't ask me why, just fill it out and hand it in.
( Honestly, they might have even changed the name of the benefit by now, but either way, it’s for assessing the level of physical impairment. They’ll give you the right form once you mention it, so don't overcomplicate things with Occupational Medicine or everything else you mentioned; just ask for this.)
There is some information here regarding the assessment process if you're interested:
https://www.govinfo.gov/examples/assessment-guidelines
And you're going to need medical records; they won't base their assessment solely on what you tell them.
Without those records, you won't get anywhere.
Just take care of these two steps, and that's really it. It feels like everyone in this thread has made it much more complicated than it needs to be.
The CPS website has instructions regarding personal disability and that specific allowance (by the way, you can't receive both, but you can certainly submit applications for both and see what happens).
Here is how they determine the level of impairment, including who handles it and where:
https://www.ssa.gov/disability/assessment-process
By the way, waiting for survivor benefits basically means waiting until at least one parent passes away. If you are declared permanently disabled, you would then need to meet both requirements: the permanent disability status and the passing of a parent whose benefits you might potentially inherit.
( Honestly, they might have even changed the name of the benefit by now, but either way, it’s for assessing the level of physical impairment. They’ll give you the right form once you mention it, so don't overcomplicate things with Occupational Medicine or everything else you mentioned; just ask for this.)
There is some information here regarding the assessment process if you're interested:
https://www.govinfo.gov/examples/assessment-guidelines
And you're going to need medical records; they won't base their assessment solely on what you tell them.
Without those records, you won't get anywhere.
Just take care of these two steps, and that's really it. It feels like everyone in this thread has made it much more complicated than it needs to be.
The CPS website has instructions regarding personal disability and that specific allowance (by the way, you can't receive both, but you can certainly submit applications for both and see what happens).
Here is how they determine the level of impairment, including who handles it and where:
https://www.ssa.gov/disability/assessment-process
By the way, waiting for survivor benefits basically means waiting until at least one parent passes away. If you are declared permanently disabled, you would then need to meet both requirements: the permanent disability status and the passing of a parent whose benefits you might potentially inherit.