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Description: The Social Security Administration is requesting your comments about their operating procedures for determining disability for persons whose drug addiction or alcoholism (DAA) may be a contributing factor material to their determination of disability. In particular, they would like your opinion about what, if any, changes you think they should make to their instructions.
Content: Some questions that they have in particular are:
  • What evidence we should consider to be medical evidence of DAA?
  • How we should evaluate claims of people who have a combination of DAA and at least one other physical impairment?
  • How we should evaluate the claims of people who have a combination of DAA and at least one other mental impairment?
  • Whether we should include using cigarettes and other tobacco products in our instructions?
  • How long a period of abstinence or nonuse we should consider to determine whether DAA is material to our determination of disability?
  • Whether there is any special guidance we can provide for people with DAA who are homeless?
All comments should refer to Docket No. SSA–2009–0081 and must be received no later than March 30, 2010 via one of the below methods:
  • Internet: http://www.regulations.gov/. (Use the Search function to find docket number SSA–2009–0081).
  • Fax: (410) 966–2830.
  • Mail: Office of Regulations, Social Security Administration, 137 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235–6401. (Authors)
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Type of Resource: Government Document
Publication Date: 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Steven Samra from Nashville
February 25, 2010
9:00 PM
 
If you spend any time at all working with consumers to obtain SSDI/SSI benefits, or participate in the SOAR program in any capacity, this comment request from the SSA has been a long time coming and I strongly encourage you not to miss your chance in making your voice heard here.


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