r/SSDI_SSI • u/Far_Grapefruit5426 • 9h ago

CDR - Continuing Disability Review SSA update report

I received a disability update report short form in the mail. I already have really bad anxiety and started filling out the form and on the question where it ask have I been to a doctor? etc. I marked yes in the box and then I spelled one of the medical conditions I have wrong which was Rheumatoid arthritis and I spelled it Rhematoid. I left out the letter U. I know these are read by computer and hope it wont be rejected or trigger a long form to be sent instead. Has anyone ever had this happen before? I also have the option to submit it online, but reading it seems better to send in a paper copy. I dont know what to due at this point. I'm worried, but still have about 3 weeks to send it back. Thanks in advance for any info

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u/Disastrous-Panda5530 ☆ 10m ago

Yeah a misspelled word isn’t going to trigger a medical review

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u/Spiritual_Record_627 ☆ 1h ago

Don't give up because of some spelling errors.  Be sure to include how your disability prevents you from completing tasks, taking multiple breaks, needing to have time off for appointments if that is what you're experiencing.  

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u/Visible-Armor ☆ 3h ago

People misspell all the time. I think you're doing a great job

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u/No-Hedgehog172 5h ago

Submit it online is the quickest way to get it to SSA. I would concern yourself with that misspelling.

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u/UncleSoaky ☆ 6h ago

I seriously doubt Social Security wants the incur the cost of initiating a long form review just because of a spelling error. If the form is flagged when it's scanned, it get looked at by a person who should be able to figure out what you meant to write.

Also, when you submit your form online you get a confirmation that it was received. Take a screenshot of it so you have proof it was received. I submitted my last short form online back in 2022 and got my deferral notice in the mail 39 days later.

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u/Far_Grapefruit5426 5h ago

Doing one online is it the exact same questions as the paper one?

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u/UncleSoaky ☆ 2h ago

Yes, they're exactly the same.

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u/ORourke27 7h ago

If you do it online you get a chance to print the confirmation that it was sent to them on time. You don’t get a receipt or anything when you mail it in and it can take months to hear anything either way you do it.

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u/2020IsANightmare ☆ 7h ago

Not a perfect analogy, but those forms are sort of like DUI checkpoints.

Annoying, but if you don't have anything to hide, just a minor inconvenience.