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bebop said:
anyone else have an opinion?

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All the stuff I read said they often call the "claimant" for information so I wouldn't read anything extra into it:

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In the course of working on a benefits claim for Social Security or SSI, a disability Examiner may do one or more of the following:

1. Make calls to the claimant, or the claimant's friends or relatives, to gather information about the claimant's conditions;

2. Confer with medical specialists (physicans, psychiatrists, and psychologists) employed by Social Security Disability a.k.a. Disability Determination Services;

3. Send the claimant to a medical examination paid for by DDS.

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