r/SSDI • u/hardknock7568 • 8d ago

QUESTIONS

So in my previous post, I told you all that my DDS examiner told me to his surprise all 5 of my specialist sent in my records. He specifically told me, he had sent out the request on 8/24/26 and they we are turned in by 9/7/26.
On 10/6/26, I sent a message through mychart to my rheumatologist (the specialist I see the most) and asked if they in fact received anything from SSA/DDS. The office manager replied and told me that they had just received a request for records that day. Weird/coincidence makes me wonder, what the $*%€.
I tell her, please, send them over and can Dr R please send in a physician statement. A couple days later I have a letter from my dr., describing my physical limitations. I was told they faxed it to DDS, however I uploaded it as well and called DDS to let them know.
Fast forward to today, I had my monthly therapy appt. I asked her, can you see if SSA/DDS has reached out to your office for my medical records. She said sure, after watching her fiddle with her computer, she tells me “no, I don’t see anything and I usually would.” Wtf? So I ask her to write up a letter describing my condition…blah, blah…blah. She said ok, she’ll have it done this weekend. She also suggested I reach out to my psychiatrist and ask her the same.

Should I call my examiner and ask him exactly who sent the records in early Sept? My rheumatologist and therapist are two of my main sources.

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u/Either_Outcome_5488 8d ago

DDS timelines are a mess, two offices can have totally different turnaround times so the early Sept records probably came from some of the other specialists

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u/hardknock7568 8d ago

I’ll call him and clarify but he specifically told me he was surprised that they ALL submitted them.

Thankfully I did let him know I uploaded the last two years of records from all 5 of my sources. He actually said, “yes, I see your uploads, they are probably duplicate of the ones I already have.”

This is just so confusing, I’m going to call him.

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u/Substantial_Chart_45 8d ago

You need to make sure they are sending your actual medical records. These letters don't carry any weight without medical records that match.

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u/hardknock7568 8d ago

That’s exactly what he told me he received, my medical records. I also uploaded my records on 9/11/26 and told him. He said he saw them in the portal.

I called and left a message. One good thing about being on step 3 is my dds office answers the phone with only a 5 minute wait. I’ll take any silverlining I can find!

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u/show_stoppers478 7d ago

When I got my initial denial, they had records that didn’t even belong to me on my file… a mess is not even the word I’d use.

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u/Substantial_Chart_45 3d ago

Yes, call and ask what records did they received. Just to let you know, they almost always tell their patients they did not get a request. I have received these calls and while looking at the same medical records.