When you are approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), that approval is not necessarily permanent. SSA is putting increasing efforts into conducting Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) to determine whether you still meet the medical criteria for disability. Members of Congress – both Democrat and Republican – are encouraging SSA to conduct more reviews because the Social Security trust fund is running out of money and they see CDRs as a tool to keep the disability trust fund solvent, and to avoid making difficult political decisions about actually fixing the problem.
In this post, I will explain what a CDR is, how the process works, the strategic decisions you must make if you receive a notice of intent to terminate benefits, and how ongoing medical treatment is your strongest line of defense.