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Continuing Social Security Disability Reviews--Don't Panic
Posted by: Sara Delashmutt
April 01, 2009

One thing that many Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries dread is getting the letter notifying them that their case is about to be reviewed. These reviews are called Continuing Disability Reviews or CDRs. Most Social Security beneficiaries will have their case reviewed at some point so let's take a look at exactly what that means. When someone is approved for any type of disability benefits, there is a diary set for that case. The diary is a time frame usually 1 year to 7 years that the Social Security Administration (SSA) will wait before they review the case to see if the beneficiary has medically improved to the point that they are no longer disabled under SSA's rules.