We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal of recent stories that have involved Social Security. Some are tidbits and some are important things that should be known in the world of retirement or disability and others are just interesting stories and nothing more.
Listing Change Coming
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which serves as part of the White House, has finished work on two proposals related to changes in Social Security’s Listing of Impairments. The Listing of Impairments is used in determining disability. The changes relate to the listings for digestive disorders, cardiovascular disorders, and skin disorders. In addition, below is information about the progress on the potential change to Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs).
We propose to revise our rules regarding when and how often we conduct continuing disability reviews (CDR). The proposed regulations would add a new category to our existing medical diary categories that we use to schedule CDRs and would revise the criteria we follow to place a case in each of the categories. They would also change how often we perform a CDR for claims with the medical diary category for permanent impairments. These revised regulations would ensure that we continue to identify medical improvement at its earliest point and remain up to date with current research.
