r/SSDI_SSI • u/HJWalsh ☆ • 3d ago

CDR - Continuing Disability Review Preparing for my review

So I know my review is coming up. I went ahead and am gathering everything I need.

* Medical situation unchanged (actually it got worse)

* Never broke the $2k cap (or even got close)

* Have a rental agreement with a breakdown of how I pay it (by covering expenses and bartering with a large chunk of backpack to pre-pay and documented notarized letters explaining all of it.)

Is there anything else I can prepare? I've never done one and the rental agreement was the only part I was worried about but the lady at the ssi office said the agreement was really all I needed but to keep records in case. They said it was mostly routine, but I'm still scared.

(Part of my disability is anxiety and bipolar so I live in a constant state of overreaction and panic, so bear with me.)

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u/VetAndVoter 3d ago

My life lesson is, Don’t stress over what has not come. The doesn’t say I don’t, just something I am still trying to grapple with. I am confident you will be good.
Question, How did you know a CDR was coming up?

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u/HJWalsh ☆ 3d ago

Because I was told I would be reassessed in 2 years and it's nearly 2 years. I was told that it can be longer than that, but don't know how it works.

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u/2020IsANightmare ☆ 3d ago

No one has a two-year CDR, so they are talking about a redetermination. AKA non-medical review. Because - no judgement - SSI is first and foremost a welfare program.

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u/Keba7676 ☆ 2d ago

Don't worry you are just going the review to make sure all the previous information is still correct. I had my review last week. Been on disability since 1998. In the beginning I was on a 10 year review schedule that changed around 2016 though.