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Appeal Process

The appeal process involves court-ordered financial guarantees and surety bonds.

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Jan 21, 2026
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What are the immediate consequences of failing a Social Security Disability Review (CDR)?

Failing a (CDR) can immediately stop disability payments: will end benefits if it determines the beneficiary is no longer disabled . If the failure is procedural (not cooperating with SSA), the agency...

Feb 4, 2026

What guidance has the Social Security Administration issued to doctors and medical providers about documentation under the 2025 CDR policy?

public materials reiterate that check whether beneficiaries still meet medical criteria and that the agency relies primarily on updated medical records, completed SSA forms, and—when necessary—consult...

Jan 30, 2026

What internal SSA models or data sources (Medicare/Medicaid) influence CDR selection and diary assignment?

relies on an internal that scores administrative records to estimate the likelihood of medical improvement and thereby determine who is directly released for a full medical review, who receives a mail...

Jan 29, 2026

How do surety bonds work in large civil judgments and why do courts sometimes require 120% collateral?

( or supersedeas) bonds are court-ordered financial guarantees that freeze enforcement of money judgments during appeal and promise the appellee payment up to the bond amount if the appeal fails . Cou...

Jan 22, 2026

How do Social Security termination dates affect continuing disability reviews?

—the specific month says benefits will end—play an outsized procedural role in (CDRs): they mark when payments stop, trigger and benefit-continuation rules, and interact with statutory timing like the...