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Important RFC Forms for SSDI and VA Claims

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Skinny Cat	Important RFC Forms for SSDI and VA Claims		Lead	[-]
Posts: 1074 03/03/11 14:38:23	Remove this ad An Residual Function Capacity (RFC) Form is one of the most powerful documents to add to your evidence in an SSDI claim. You will need a different RFC Form for each of the disabilities you are claiming and you can only use an RFC Form as backup for medical reords. If you use an RFC form as medical evidence by itself, it's worthless. Your disabilities don't need to be S/C. SSDI deals with any disability that is preventing you from gainful employment. You’re better off to have copies of these documents as part of your evidence in your initial appellation. The web page for RFC form is http://www.ultimatedisabi...guide.com/rfc_forms.html This web site is also a valuable source of information about the SSDI process Even though this manual is written for veterans with PTSD, it is a great source of information on how the SSDI process works and is worth referring to regardless of what disabilities you are claiming. The Military Veterans PTSD Reference Manual for SSDI is http://www.ptsdmanual.com/SSArev.htm Remember, YOU are your own best advocate. If you want it done right, do it yourself! Best of luck For those who fought for it, freedom has a meaning the protected will never know. Last Edited By: Skinny Cat 09/21/11 21:30:26. Edited 1 time.
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Skinny Cat		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1075 03/03/11 14:45:10	Written by ssgtwright. The way I see it is like this. The SSA uses these forms when they send someone to a C&E exam, may it be for physical, mental or both. Those Drs that they send you to see have only met you 1 time and they are using these same forms and making a opinion of you during that 1 hour time that you spent with them. On the other hand, a persons regular doctor, someone that you see on a regular basis, they are going to have more knowledge of that person from having more one and one contact from seeing each other. I dont see what a persons regular doctor has to gain from lying on a RFC form when they are also going by what they have Written down into your medical records. I see it being a usefully tool when a person has their own treating doctor fill them out. How many of these doctors that the SSA uses reads the claimants medical files before filling out the RFC forms. I saw another post here where someone said that the SSA doctor admitted that he never read the medical records. I forgot the poster name but it was NC something. I like to know that the SSA is getting more then just one opinion from someone I just met for the first time hence why I think its a good idea to have your own doctor fill them out also. Written by doc9.usmc, Truly believe the RFC recommended by Skinny Cat and seconded by Ssgtwright, along with Self-Report (thank you Patrick) was the *crucible evidence* that apparently has swung decision in my behalf as "fully favorable" as a major deposit appeared in my bank account today!!! I only wish my VA psychiatrist would have completed the RFC I gave her prior to my hiring an attorney to request an ALJ hearing. She only filled it out after I engaged an attorney ... either way I'm positive this was the significant factor in my securing SSDI benefits ... have deposit but haven't seen any paperwork yet. Great advice Skinny! (and Ssgtwright) *Semper Fidelis*, Doc9 For those who fought for it, freedom has a meaning the protected will never know. Last Edited By: Skinny Cat 03/03/11 14:48:43. Edited 1 time.
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iwebman		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 31 03/04/11 10:54:28	Thanks Skinny Cat and the many others that have pushed for Vets to get RFC forms filled out by your own psych or Dr. I had been afraid or reluctant to ask my psych. Well after reading so many posts about the importance I asked my psych to fill it out and to my surprise, she did it right there during the appointment, walked me over to release of information to make sure a copy was placed in my records and gave me the original back. The form is very favorable. I faxed it to SSA and hope that they use it in the decision process. Thank again to all of your for your encouragement during this process. It is the only thing that has kept me holding on. I am just waiting to give you the victory report.
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ssgtwright2515	RFC forms must be important	#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 355 03/04/11 18:27:34	The RFC forms must be a important piece of documentation otherwise, why would the SSA mail you these forms so that you have to bring them into those SSA C&E Doctors to fill out. If the SSA wants these forms filled out by there Drs then it is a good idea to have these same forms filled out by your own treating Drs. Look at it this way, if a Dr says you have a tumor in your brain and that you need surgery to remove it, would you not get a second opinion before getting surgery or not? Same thing here, you dont know what these SSA Doctors are writting down on these forms, they could be writting something that could either hurt or help your claim. Having your Doctors fill these same forms out can either support the SSA Doctors findings or have these forms thrown out because they contradict each other. In my opinion, they do more good then not by having these filled out also by your treating doctors. Just having the SSA doctors fill them out and lets say that all that info on the form is negative (saying that they dont see you as being disabled), the SSA is going to use this in making there final decision which more then likely will get you a denial for benefits. Just my opinion!!!
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dfinsand		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 116 03/04/11 19:06:40	My atty said same sort of things to ALJ. She showed the judge how worthless my cp exams were cause errors missing info and that how could the cp doc make such a report for a 30 min exam. Especially with a mountain of supporting evidence for my condition. I pretty sure she got the rcf for me cause she talked of some things I had no idea of. Thats not hard to do but I read and reread my stuff so much that I have a basic idea of whats happening and all the key points.
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ssgtwright2515		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 380 03/10/11 16:56:19	Bump!!! Two Thumbs UP!!!
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ssgtwright2515		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 394 03/15/11 00:47:16	Remove this ad Had to bump this up again since it was about to go back onto page 2. Too bad we cant get this post tacked to the top under Patricks self report. Maybe if more vets who have used the RFC forms and won there claims told there story here about how it helped them out, then maybe it will get tacked to the top!!!!
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dfinsand		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 255 03/15/11 10:34:26	I dont have an oppinion about being tacked. Dept of Education sent me one of these RCF to discharge my student loan. Ive found out my Lawyer had several Dr working with me at VA do these RCF. For me it took my PCP and the Polytrauma Psycologist to sign off I think the neurologist was involved to. I missed the SSA doc cause I got lost going to the appointment. Today is the phone appoint with SSA. Lawyer said when they call to be nice but tell the lady my wife handles all my impotant stuff give her permission to talk to Delicia then hand the phone over. Hope this is the money call. I think I seen a few other here say it is the money call. Oh back to RCF I didnt do any thing for SSA once I got Lawyer Robyn Rebers in Oregon. I'll let you all know how the RCF thing goes for school loan. I actually managed to post all the info here in SSA forum. Loan Discharge Rules!!!
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Skinny Cat		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1085 03/21/11 17:48:56	ssgt, If you haven't read, VBN has a new skipper, Navy is now in charge so maybe he will take our suggestion and make my RFC post a permanent fixture. I've had a conversation with him about it, so we'll have to wait and see if he is willing to help us out. For those who fought for it, freedom has a meaning the protected will never know. Last Edited By: Skinny Cat 03/25/11 13:19:40. Edited 1 time.
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fanaticbooks		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2917 03/26/11 11:53:29	bump www.howtoassemblevaclaims.com A free guide on how to research, organize and assemble a VA claim, now upgraded to include suggestions for VONAPP and Social Security Disability. Veterans are the mainstay of this country. Only they truly know the price of freedom. Only they can truly teach others like myself the price of freedom.
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ssgtwright2515	Alot of newbies asking questions today	#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 406 03/31/11 21:55:11	BUMB. Hope the newbies here will use the RFC forms here and submit them with there claim along with a self report.
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ssgtwright2515	Initial claim/recon claim for the do it your selfers!!!	#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 422 04/03/11 21:13:52	Remove this ad I have to bumb this again before it goes back onto page 2. I highly recommend these forms for the ones who are applying for SSDI without the help of a lawyer. I am sure there are some that will say these forms are useless while others will say that they are indeed important to add to one claim. The SSA uses these same forms when they send you to a C&E so if it wasnt important then why would the SSA even use them. Having your own Doctors fill them out does carry some weight since it is your own Doctor that sees you on a regular basis and not one of those one time C&E visits. I beleive that they are a important piece of info along with a copy of a self report in which patrick provided a sample of and in which is tacked to the top of this forumm.
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