12-03-2012, 08:04 AM
Hello Friends,
You should apply for disability benefits as soon as you become disabled. It can take a long time to process an application for disability benefits (three to five months). To apply for disability benefits, you will need to complete an application for Social Security benefits and the Adult Disability Report. You can complete the Adult Disability Report. You also can print the Adult Disability Report, complete it and return it to your local Social Security office. We may be able to process your application faster if you help us by getting any other information we need.
The information we need includes:
1. Your Social Security number;
2. Your birth or baptismal certificate;
3. Names, addresses and phone numbers of the doctors, caseworkers, hospitals and clinics that took care of you and dates of your visits;
4. Names and dosage of all the medicine you take;
5. Medical records from your doctors, therapists, hospitals, clinics and caseworkers that you already have in your possession;
6. Laboratory and test results;
7. A summary of where you worked and the kind of work you did; and
8. A copy of your most recent W-2 Form (Wage and Tax Statement) or, if you are self-employed, your federal tax return for the past year.
In addition to the basic application for disability benefits, there are other forms you will need to fill out. One form collects information about your medical condition and how it affects your ability to work. Other forms give doctors, hospitals and other health care professionals who have treated you permission to send us information about your medical condition.
Do not delay applying for benefits if you cannot get all of this information together quickly. We will help you get it.
Thanks and Regards,
Lucy James
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