"Let's Get Loud" Series - Mental Health Records

by Susan Golden

Claimant 6 – Veteran Rating 100% Disabled and SSA Rules on Mental Health Records

The State Agency denied Mr. C’s case without considering more than half the evidence we submitted.  The denial letter only referred to Mr. C's therapist, and the State Agency’s inability to obtain records from the therapist.  The truth is that we submitted a Medical Findings Summary from the therapist, along with a narrative report from her in lieu of sending her records, per Social Security's own website.  We also had submitted a Medical Findings Summary from the claimant's psychiatrist along with her records.  Furthermore, we submitted a letter from the VA rating Mr. C's disability at 100%.  There was no mention of any of these documents in the denial letter at all.  The continuous denial of claims based on falsehoods at DDS has reached an intolerable point of intentional laziness, disrespect and uncaring.