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Social Security Disability: New Guidelines Eliminate “Treating-Physician” rule
Effective Monday of this week, agency procedures applicable to the review of disability claims will discount the previous mandate for adjudicators to weigh the evidence of disability presented by a claimant’s medical treating sources. The rule change could further the recent decline in disability case approvals by making it more difficult for applicants to obtain approval. Melissa Turpin provides additional insight into this matter in an article posted on wishtv.com. Read her article here…
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