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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:58:28 +0000

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

Updated Review (2012): Be complete and prove your case - this fine book shows how, May 24, 2003

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This review is from: How to Get SSI & Social Security Disability: An Insider's Step by Step Guide (Paperback)

"The first rule for the application is completeness," says retired disability examiner Mike Davis kicking off Chapter 1 of How to Get SSI and Social Security Disability.

Good advice! It was wise even before the Social Security Administration started restricting face-to-face communication between applicants and claims representatives (CRs), and trying to divert people from its trained CRs to self-help services on the Internet.

Mr. Davis stresses "follow through." Follow through - perhaps more than once - with your doctor and the disability examiner (DE) who decides your claim. Assure that the examiner promptly gets all information he or she needs for an accurate decision. Mr. Davis explains in clear English how to accomplish this crucial activity. The checklists included help applicants keep organized as they move through the claim process.

For decades only 30 to 40% of applicants have succeeded in winning Social Security disability benefits at the initial decision level. This book helps people with disabling impairments join the success stories. It is more important today (2012) than when first published in 2000.

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By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:37:50 +0000

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful

Author's perspective -- invaluable, July 28, 2003

Diane (St. Paul, Minnesota United States) -

This review is from: How to Get SSI & Social Security Disability: An Insider's Step by Step Guide (Paperback)

From the perspective of a disability claims examiner, Mike Davis effectively articulates the importance of the completeness of the application and also the communication with doctors and the claims examiner. Volumes of documentation are critical, and Mr. Davis helps claimants through this process. Mr. Davis returned my emails promptly and provided a great deal of support. I would highly recommend this book to anyone filing for SSI or SS Disability Insurance.

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By: Natalie "Natalie"

Natalie "Natalie" — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:00:04 +0000

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful

Excellent!, August 22, 2005

Natalie "Natalie" (Santa Cruz, California) -

This review is from: How to Get SSI & Social Security Disability: An Insider's Step by Step Guide (Paperback)

I applied for SSI and SSA Disability in 2005 and won my case on the first time around. I used Mike Davis' book and did not find it out of date at all. In fact, Mr. Davis says he doesn't deal with all the legal issues that change because they're not what a case hinges on. What counts is the medical evidence and forms. I found that what was in his book was exactly what I needed. And in fact, he answered my emails within a couple days about my questions. His email address is in the back of the book.

P.S. My uncle used the book this year too in New York and also won his case. We also liked Douglas Smith's book. It complimented Mr. Davis' perfectly. The book by Nolo appeared more suited to doctors and lawyers--technical.

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