My husband (his paralegal) has asked for reconsideration for SSD. He has new information, and I'm wondering if it might change the outcome at all.

He got an MRI on his back, which he hadn't had in many years. It showed sciatica and spondylothesis, which he already knew he had - he was diagnosed with spondylolithesis as a child - but this MRI shows it's current severity. Also, he now has a long detailed form for his psychiatrist to fill out during his next visit - another thing they didn't have before.

He had to quit truck driving last year because of dissociation. Between this and his back it should be obvious that he can't drive a truck anymore. Before his career as a truck driver, he sold carpet for 10 years, and his psychiatrist knows that he could not do that job any more because of social anxiety. He's also 53 years old. All of these things really work in his favor as far as getting approved.

Could we get someone that does disability evaluations to examine him for his back pain, and then make an appointment ourselves with social security, and bring in the MRI results, the evaluation, and the psychiatric form - would they rethink things, or is that naive thinking?