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Primer for Social Security Disability Benefits - Importance of medical documentation of your disability

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Importance of medical documentation of your disability

The key to obtaining either SSDI or SSI is the full medical documentation of your disability by one or more MD physicians.

Your doctor must be willing to support your claim and provide the necessary medical reports, physician's office notes, medical records, etc.

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