Continuing
Disability Reviews
(CDR)
Social Security
contacts individuals
receiving Social
Security Disability
Insurance (SSDI) and
Supplemental
Security Income (SSI)
periodically to
update their records
and determine
whether their
condition has
medically improved
or if he or she can
perform Substantial
Gainful Activity (SGA).
This is process is
called a
Continuing
Disability Review
(CDR).
When a CDR is
scheduled by Social
Security
Administration (SSA)
depends on how an
individual’s
disability is
classified,
specifically:
-
Have you
received medical
treatment during
the last two
years?
-
As compared to
two years ago,
do you feel the
same, better, or
worse?
-
Have you
discussed your
ability to work
with your
doctor? Has your
doctor cleared
you for work?
-
Within the last
two years, have
you participated
in, or
completed, an
educational
program?
-
Have you engaged
in any work
activity during
the last two
years?
In addition to the
disability reviews,
an individual may
have a CDR when they
have completed their
Trial Work Period
(for SSDI), or has
reached the
Break-Even Point
in earnings and are
eligible for
Section 1619b
(for SSI).
For those
individuals who have
assigned their
Ticket to Work,
effective January 1,
2001, Social
Security cannot
initiate a
continuing
disability medical
review while a
Social Security
Disability Insurance
beneficiary or
Supplemental
Security Income (SSI)
recipient is making
timely progress
while participating
in the Ticket to
Work Program.
