Well, it happened again this week. What am I referring to? The all too familiar story of a treating physician who does not support a patient’s claim for disability benefits. This usually comes as a complete shock to the patient who thought the physician was in their corner (In this article I use physician interchangeably to mean medical physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists or podiatrists).
I am aware of this problem because I often talk with treating physicians about a client’s disability claim. The client has told me they are certain the physician supports their claim. I am always surprised when the physician does not support the claim or does not “want to be involved in the claim.” To be sure, the physician’s response of “not wanting to be involved” is the same as not supporting your claim.
In this article I will discuss why is it critical to have the support of your treating physicians and hopefully how to obtain it.
