Back pain & musculoskeletal
MRI evidence, treatment history, and functional limitations — what's required and what gets cases denied.
Condition Guides
By diagnosis.
SSA evaluates every condition differently. Here's what they need to see for yours.
Depression, anxiety & mental health
Psychiatric records, treatment continuity, GAF scores, and the listings SSA uses for mental impairments.
Cardiac conditions
Ejection fraction, exercise testing, hospitalizations — what cardiologists need to document.
Cancer and serious illness
Compassionate Allowance program, treatment records, and prognosis documentation.
Neurological conditions
MS, Parkinson's, epilepsy — frequency of episodes, neurological exams, and treating physician statements.