When I got to question 3 it said to place an X in the appropriate box. Hi again. I had a full page of attachments of all my Dr visits. This 2-page form is reviewed by a computer and only cases posing a question/concern will be passed on to a human reviewer. I have called every Social Security Office in my area, to no avail. In the second line, second area there is a code DTA what does that mean? My first ever review took about 7 and a half years to get which was the Long Form. Hello.. . Other people I’ve heard from who live oversees did use their records from overseas doctors. 2) Will a “Yes” to the hospitalization question send a red-flag? Would you wait for the second notice or just send in the one with remarks and bar codes? I just dont want it to get spit out for the long form, that one is a pain in the ass,lolllll, I think you will be ok telling the truth most short forms pass without problem. Tips: Fill out the form exactly as instructed and answer truthfully. All mailers require some keying, including responses on the back of the form (questions 5 and 6) and relevant short remarks of 30 words or 200 characters or less. It seems like way too much to try to white out. Hi dayvid, It’s a good question, but I don’t know the answer. Sorry I’m not able to help in your situation but perhaps you would be willing to share some info in order to answer some of my questions. Find out what is the full meaning of CDR on Abbreviations.com! Short forms are short and easy to fill out: Ten Tips and Tricks for Filling Out a Disability Update Report, Help! I don’t think they are on long forms. Sorry to keep bothering you with questions. https://howtogeton.wordpress.com/2017/01/18/how-to-get-to-the-doctor-when-you-cant-get-to-the-doctor/. I am Pat. Any suggestions on how to get someone in Social Security Office to review and change the medical review date, as it should be, according to POMS? They just request your medical records. I do not know if the machine based on the form codes would send a long form, but I am preparing to help fill that one out with her cousin too, if she does. on my short form cdr, they have a diagnostic code for a secondary diagnosis. Sent it back to them the Beginning of June and have heard nothing yet. A term for a telephone system that handles call traffic for its own set of local extensions, but its CDR is reported as if collected from another telephone system (known as the "primary" CDR Source). Thank you again for your help! My CDR short form arrived a couple months before my three-year mark. 1 year ago. More info on the situation is here. It right back. Don’t worry. Thanks for all the information, I’ve actually never met anyone that age who got a full review. I don’t know the answer, unless you went back to work? After all the context (last page) it states Unit: CDRINT. These paper are confusing.. did you work before or something? hello im new to your site is there a way to find out what my secret code is to know if im low medium or high to see if il get a long form or short form or both when my ssa review comes in 2021? How long it takes to process a review depends on whether you receive the short-form mailer or you're selected for a full medical review. I HAD A CATARACT SURGERY IN BOTH EYES WHICH I WROTE YES FOR SURGERY IMPROVEMENT ? 2- should I put the pregnancy down as one of my recent doctor’s appt or will that make it worse? Also I have been on SSD for over 7 years now and nothing has improved only gotten worse. What are the codes on ssa form 455? I’m confused on this. Thank you for all the info you provided. or just my specialist for my primary disability? Just curious on feedback about this. In some situations certified mail is a really good idea, but I’m not certain if it would make a difference for a disability update report. The second interesting thing is your diagnosis code. My colon ruptured and during surgery was how I found out i had Crohn’s disease and I almost died My caseworker called and said he called my dermatologist(diagnosed HS) twice to get my medical records , and said very rudely that he would not try to get them again and that I could get them but it really does not matter if he has them or not. I get the 3 year short form like clock work. I don’t know about Medicare. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Compositions. I received a 13 page long form SSA-454-BK (04-2014) EF(04-2014. We did my sons in October and just received the response today. Just providing an update. When I go overseas, do you think I still need keep Medicare part (B) here in the USA, or I can take just part (A) and will I have a problem if I said I don’t want part (B) ? I applied for SSDI in November 2001 and was approved in February 2002. Do you think this will be a red flag? I wish I would found this blog before I panicked and sent form in. Do you know what this means? The short from CDR was submitted nearly 4 months age and still waiting to hear back from them. i found the code and the language of the code says: other disorders of the gastrointestinal system. Looking for the definition of CDR? That is something SSA does look for in reviews. I haven’t received a decision yet. am always at the doctors anyways,lolll I’m sorry Sorry l Sleepy Girl I’m 54 always worked since high school. Hi Jen, I don’t know the answer, but I don’t see how it could hurt anything to list these things. If you do get a review, if you are in regular treatment and have good medical records, most reviews pass without a problem. And I have read many opposing views, esp about stating new conditions and info, and about the remarks section. And unfortunately I do not remember which codes I had . Sample CDR For EA; ACS RPL Form 2020; Client Reviews; Tips & Advice; Anzsco Code; FREE QUOTE ; CDRAustralia.org > NER Work Experience Statement for Australia. Also where can I find the diagnosis code and profile code if I received the long form? Hi sleepygirl, maybe you can help me figure out something in the scanline. NER Work Experience Statement for Australia. https://howtogeton.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/how-to-get-help-from-your-congressperson/. 15 visits to the er in the last 12 months. Does the form say how long you have to return it? I don’t want to call attention to myself, but I am getting anxious. Accompanying the CDR notice will be Form SSA-455: Disability Update Report. That won’t hurt you it will just take longer to process. The hard paper mailer form was the only CDR mailer form prior to fiscal year 1996. Im afraid my letters arent very readable, they are squiggly and not all in the boxes. SSA used to publish a report on this, but it stopped five years ago (or at least I cannot find it). Do you think I’ll be moved to 5 to 7 year CDR at if I’m over age 54.5 when I complete my next CDR? I hope I can keep my benefits, but should I also prepare for an appeal. Hello Sleepygirl! Thank you for the great site. Personally, in cases such as myself and the older I get it spins my head since I will not and am not improving. OR B) CDR. Worked very few hours & I did not go over the amount I can legally earn. My condition hasn’t improved. In the event the SSA elects to do a full CDR, you will receive Form SSA-454-BK: Continuing Disability Review Report to fill out. A week ago I received a 1 page two sided form to fill out for SSDI, titled "Disability Update Report". Do i list my doctor visits in the order of the date ascending or descending? I used all caps and didn’t add any info that the computer couldn’t read. Do you think it will be ok me sending in the form Monday? I am praying that doesn’t happen. Hi! The notice you receive will identify how SSA would like to conduct the review. You could try reaching her supervisor, or contacting your congressperson’s office to see if they can call on your behalf and make sure they have your correct file. Thanks a bunch. I have multiple issues which has not improved. They will send you a bunch of forms and as long as you stay within the parameters they just continue benefits. I do not understand what is going on. Will see how this review goes.. Great site !!! I received the short form at the end of June but then completely forgot about it. Am more stressed out about marking worse or same, even thou worse is the correct answer. How could nobody designing the forms, not catch that, Hey Sleepygirl, which do you like better? I will post my results when I hear back from SS. I wish I was though, I miss it so much. Usage. Less chance of it being read my a human. I am filling out the short form. 3.neck – back {saw my surgeon and he sent me for an updated mri}. Thanks in advance! You’ll have to excuse me, I have a learning disability which no one cares about. Bobby. You have a great wealth of information here. Does this raise a red flag to SS? I was approved both times. It is much appreciated. I ended up having to drop my last class because of my medical issues. The short-form mailer is a scannable form, and is used as a basis to determine whether or not SSA will conduct a CDR. I filled out counseling and prescriptions. Thanks. But after reading the info here even though I got the short form this time I still may have to go though the long review again if my code has an “H”. Are you aware SS say that a human handles all mailers, according to what I am reading , I have nothing to worry about “.The fronts of most mailers are optically scanned and the data are entered into the electronic data file that is created for each scannable mailer. On my long update – I put same three diagnosis plus 3 new ones- Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, SIBO and Full Thickness Rectal Prolapse/fecal incontinence. I have 2 questions. Hello and thanks for your site. Just received my second ever short form. None of those numbers seem to coorespond to the info you gave for diagnoses. It sounds like they have made some administrative mistakes, but there is no reason to believe there is a problem with your review or that you will need to appeal. My conditions hasn’t improved. Thanks Sleepygirl…btw you are FAST with the replies on here! Not sure who to believe. The content herein is in the form of a personal web log ("Blog") or forum posting. Hi my review just came up. There was no info on it about when my next CDR is due. Do i list the doctor i seen for a non primary condition? Congratulations. I'm a first-time poster here. I have only received disability payments for a little over a year and they are doing both a short form and now long form CDR. In Lisp, (cadr '(1 2 3)) is the equivalent of (car (cdr … 2. Short Form Meaning--grid=-g: Specifies the grid for which to provide privileges.--node=-n: Specifies the servers on which to provide privileges.--user=-u: Specifies the users to provide privileges. H. Procedure … Im a bit apprehensive because in a recent report for my disability insurance one of my Dr’s. I had radio frequency ablation or rhizotomy in December 2019. I have a question about the second line mine stars with an X /DDA /L not a number, so what is my next review set for? What if I only have a mental disability and no physical disability? For example, cdr:192.168.1.2:10000 would send the CDR to the IP address 192.168.1.2 on port 10000. If there’s a problem, they should send you another form. I don’t know how things work with overseas cases. The office that reviews your medical condition will use the information in this report. I didn’t put a stamp with my disability update report return envelope and I don’t know if I had to. But this entire process is tedious and stressful at best. I recently received a disability update report (short form CDR) in June 2014. https://howtogeton.wordpress.com/2017/01/21/how-to-ace-a-short-form-review/. So i get my reports every three years.My last Update report came in the beginning of June 2017 i promptly filled out a extra page of symptoms/conditions .I understand this elongates the process of me receiving that magical SSDI letter telling me that we are not reviewing my case at this time .So my letter arrived on the begging of November 2018 almost a year and 6months later stating no need to review . I am now 4 months pregnant. Hi Sleepygirl, Hi all, great info,…I just got the ‘short form’ of Disability Update report, my main condition I went on SSI for was hiv related, non hodgkins lymphoma which was debilitating, went thru 6 rounds of chemo, and did survive (back in 2004-5), am a little better, but still some conditions related to AIDS, and have not gone back to work since. Hi!! 2. in sept i had an updated mri done on my back and neck. I am up for my first CDR, mailed my short form out March 18th. I received my disability update report and my profile code is L/0009 waht do the numbers 0009 mean thanks, Hi. Whether your questionnaire develops into a CDR depends primarily on your answers. But this does not happen often as engineers though are the best in their work are severely lacking in the department of imagination. I was just approved last month but I’m not sure if in the future I should expect a short or long form. I let her know who my doctors are. I think you should just put down what is the truth. I hope it goes well for her. I am not positive what I was approved for as I listed both physical and mental but assume I was approved for depression and intermittent explosive disorder also I recently received a review “long form” exactly the time frame that they stated. I do go see a psychologist every 3 months and take medication. Is this website based out of the United States or overseas? Should I just leave it? Abdul Kareem Mohammed moshin 588 days ago. wonderful news. But it does seem like some people start out getting long forms and then get switched to short forms at some point. My primary code is Depression and secondary Anxiety with an “L” for seconds line third section and a number of 0000,which I was told is all very good. I had my husband call her. Please let us know if any links on this page stop working. Having a primary doctor is not required for disability. 1. Please share this page with others by pressing one of these magic little buttons: Just returned my short form, and I am L, 0149… my review is 3 but then right after it says nd7… any idea? Is this your first review? Do you know what that means? I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind telling me if you were placed on the” medical improvement not expected” review cycle? My profile score is a 0001 and clue if that is good or bad?? Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I wish I found your site BEFORE I applied! WHAT RESULTS TO EXPECT? If you are L or M you are more likely to get just the short form. I look at it today and realized I made a mistake. If I check yes is it best to follow up with notes? If not i will just list a different visit date. Even if you have to update treating professionals in writing. The vast majority of short forms are easily approved, but It’s probably a good idea to be prepared for a long form just in case. She has the correct file, because two of my main doctors received the form. I’ve seen it happen both ways. (HUD, Section 8 & Low Income Housing), Epic Master List of Disability Accommodation Letters for Housing, How to Get Groceries Delivered with SNAP Food Stamps (EBT). I have a question about the second line mine stars with an X and you have a secret code! If you got two short forms, that’s great. . We tried everything. I hope it goes well for you. I’m going to run with that and just put in the “remarks” section — “per instruction received from SSA rep….”. Should I use white out to correct this? Please respond before I post my info. I shudder at the thought of their discontinuing my benefits because this is how I support my family. To have another surgery would put my in a wheel chair, at least now I can stand for 10n minutes here and there. Hope it goes well for you. I placed those there since it asked for most recent doctor visits since 2016. hmmm… I do not know what that means. I was considered M. I sent in the short form within the time allotted back in mid October 2019. We obtained her file on CD. Completing the short form CDR.  Ten Tips and Tricks for Filling Out a Disability Update Report,   How Does Social Security Process a “Low” Profile Code,  How Does Social Security Process a “Medium” or “High” Profile Code. Do I have anything to worry about? Social Security Says, "A Medical Decision Has Been Made". Janet I don’t know if they will be able to give you a status update. Should i just put down same. Hi valerie, I haven’t seen any specific rules on this, but I can’t imagine it will be a problem. Reply . And the second one was 3 and a half years. Thank you for the reply, I will list last three….I have them all in order just in case…. These are excellent questions. I have been told this is a standard code, but also told this is an internal code. PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE COMPLETING THIS REPORT . There are some ideas on how to fill out the short form and how it is processed here. I’ve had several reviews but as time goes on, I tack on more diagnosis’s that are life long. Kim. If you get a long form review, then they will consider what your doctor is writing in your records about your symptoms, if they are still severe, if they have improved, etc. Do you know something about SSDI and living overseas ,I approve for SSDI September 2019 . 0960-0072. ( Log Out /  Well on my last one I put in 10 for month but messed up on the year and put the day the apt. When the SSA determines it is time for a continuing disability review, they will provide you with one of two forms. If not, how long have you been on ssdi and was your first review a short or long form or how many short or long forms have you received over time? If there are attachments or more than 30 words, it is sent to a human to decide. In a safe place? Thanks. Thank you for all your great info as well you are a big help . I didn’t hear anything from SSA, until a long form arrived in the mail. I have never seen any specific rules addressing this point. I’m sorry I don’t know if a stamp is needed. and 2) by filling in the entire box with black ink. I got the short form in February. I have long term and always get the short form. @ Ann (@SleepyGirl) Re: “attendance”/online classes: 1) Hopefully, you have kept a copy of the “short-form CDR” you submitted (& have “scanned copy” on a “USB drive” as well? Special options for cdr modify replicate. , Thanks Sleepygirl Thank you in advance !!! I saw my doc two times in 2018. I have not seen any policies to indicate that simply listing a hospitalization would cause a red flag. Plus i only put the abbreviation for my illness and the word medication in the reason for visits, was that right? This is normal. It is the end of the first line, and it is usually eight numbers. On my primary and secondary diagnosis codes it’s listed as 5550 and 2480. I’ve never heard of anyone having a problem because of a spelling mistake. 1. Was on which was 29. Do you know how long it takes to send second notice? Was there a letter enclosed with this info? Very min hours. My disability is for fibromyalgia / depression. Sometimes it goes back to a long form and sometimes it doesn’t. I don’t know why I didn’t think to look it up before I wrote it. 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I’ve spoken to SS and she told me my next review is in 2021. I noticed that the codes for my CDR are: 3400 and 2940 which are for MS and Neurocognitive Disorder...this time. I couldnt fit the whole word in the spaces. This is a good mystery. Regarding the “review cycle”, 3, 5 or 7 years…. To ensure you still qualify for monthly SSD benefits, the SSA mails a short form for you to fill out. Phew. Tips: Fill out the form exactly as instructed and answer truthfully. Thanks, I haven’t seen any specific rules on this, but most people only have room to fit one. You may be charged a fee. If you receive a short-form mailer, then you get a response informing you of whether SSA will do a full review of your disability benefits. Questions 5 and 6 I can answer since I have not seen a doctor since 2016; I have not been hospitalized or had surgery since June 2016. There are no rules for amount of medication. Profile is M/0046 if that makes any difference. Thank you.. They review 5% randomly no matter what you write.