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How SSDI works

From the app’s English Help & Guide · Reference release 1.0.3

SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) is a US federal benefit for people with a long-term medical condition preventing substantial gainful activity. Claims are heavily documentation-driven.

Decision process

The SSA runs through a five-step sequential evaluation. Medical evidence, work history, residual functional capacity, and information from people who know you can all matter. A personal diary can help organise your account, but it does not replace medical evidence.

Documented and SSDI today

Documented includes a focused SSDI catalogue for priority evidence paths: epilepsy, lupus, undifferentiated and mixed connective tissue disease, chronic skin or mucous membrane conditions such as hidradenitis suppurativa, and ME/CFS under SSR 14-1p.

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