Local Law Firms Home > Social Security & Disability Law Overview > Functional Capacity > Residual Your "Residual Functional Capacity" is the amount of work you can do despite the limitations caused by your disability. The Social Security Administration (SSA) first has to determine your residual functional capacity and then apply it to decide whether you can continue working on your current job or find new work. Generally speaking, they expect you to provide the evidence necessary to make this determination. But they have to make the arrangements if required, such as getting a Consultative Examination done. In any case, if your application for disability benefits is rejected, your residual functional capacity will most likely be the cause. Have you or a loved one applied for SSD benefits? Has your application been rejected because the DDS (disability determination services) found your residual functional capacity allows you to be gainfully employed? Contact a Social Security disability attorney in your area today and find out how to appeal the decision. Listed below are a set of similar issues for which people often call upon a Social Security disability lawyer.
Note that residual functional capacity is not based solely on general limitations caused by the disability in question. It also takes into account the specific problems in your case, including pain and/or side effects from medication which others having the same disability may not be suffering from. It also takes into account your mental condition, since people recovering from a disability are expected to be in a fragile state of mind. This is why it is highly critical that your doctor or medical source providing evidence should accurately describe your symptoms and medical condition in detail. Have you or a loved one made an application for SSD benefits which has been rejected based on your residual functional capacity? Contact a Social Security disability attorney near you today and find out how to appeal the decision. Did you know? |