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Disability Determination Services

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Dec 10, 2025
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How will the 2025 SSDI rule changes affect timelines and notice procedures for CDRs?

The Social Security Administration paused many Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) in 2024 and signaled resumed activity in 2025; sources say CDRs “will not begin until the SSA resumes its reviews in...

Dec 6, 2025
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What specific changes did the 2025 CDR policy introduce to medical evidence requirements for SSDI reviews?

The provided sources do not contain a document titled “2025 CDR policy” or a definitive list of specific 2025 changes to medical evidence requirements for SSDI continuing disability reviews (CDRs); av...

Nov 9, 2025
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What are the proposed 2025 SSDI timelines and implementation dates for CDR policy changes?

There are several widely circulated —including COLA increases, SGA and Trial Work Period adjustments, and broader CDR policy reforms—but the provided sources do contain definitive 2025 implementation ...

Jan 6, 2026

What forms and medical evidence are required to file a successful CDR reconsideration?

Reconsideration of a Continuing Disability Review (CDR) is governed by Social Security Program Operations Manual System (POMS) instructions and requires specific appeal forms plus medical and nonmedic...

Jan 6, 2026

Can an SSDI recipient appeal a CDR denial and how long does the appeals process take?

An SSDI recipient can appeal a Continuing Disability Review (CDR) denial; the statutory appeal path mirrors the broader SSDI appeals framework—beginning with reconsideration and, if necessary, proceed...

Dec 9, 2025

Which medical conditions or impairment listings are most likely to trigger a 2025 SSDI CDR under the new rules?

Social Security schedules Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) by how likely medical improvement is — “Medical Improvement Expected” (6–18 months), “Possible” (about every 3 years), and “Not Expected”...

Nov 30, 2025

How can claimants obtain and submit missing medical records promptly for a 2025 SSDI CDR?

Claimants facing a 2025 SSDI Continuing Disability Review (CDR) should act fast: SSA typically asks for updated medical records and may rely on records from the prior 12 months, and many guides recomm...

Nov 27, 2025

How did SSA direct DDS to consider post-viral and long COVID symptoms in 2025 RFC evaluations?

The Social Security Administration (SSA) instructed adjudicators to identify and document COVID-19 and post‑COVID conditions (long COVID/PASC) when present, to consider related symptoms and stamina/en...

Nov 25, 2025

What impact do the 2023–2024 SSA rule changes have on timelines, denials, and appeals for CDR medical-evidence decisions?

The SSA’s 2023–2024 regulatory and operational actions changed how continuing disability reviews (CDRs) are scheduled and processed and coincided with temporary pauses and resumptions in CDR work—acti...