Social Security disability cases primariliy rely on medical records. However, this is often not enough to get a case approved. 

Disability Tips looks at three other sources of evidence: schools and former employer.

Disabilty Tips is brought to you by Tomasz Stasiuk, a Colorado based Social Security disability attorney. Find out more at http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/ and http://www.disabilitytips.com/

Overlooked Evidence

Hello! Welcome to episode 2 of Disability Tips! Today, I am discussing requesting records in a Social Security disability case: when to request records. What records to request. How far back to go. And how to save your hard earned money. 

I also discuss how to use a free HIPAA complaint medical records request authorization. This is an authorization I have prepared based on the one my office uses. I have added form fields so the authorization can be completed online, as well as printed out.

Feel free to use this authorization if you feel it may help you on your Social Security disability case. I am making it available via a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial use license. So, it is fine for personal use. However, I do not authorize the sale of the authorization in any commercial products. 

However, please do not send the your completed authorization to me, or list me as the person to whom your records are to be released. 

Free HIPAA compliant authorization and show links are available here: http://bit.ly/disabilitytips02

How to Request Medical Records

Disability news and tips on surviving Social Security's disability system from veteran disability lawyer Tomasz Stasiuk - author of "Apply Right: How to apply for Social Security disability online the right way the first time!" http://applyrightbook.com