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Rob Gillikin

Listen To and Be Honest With Your Doctors

Winning or losing your Social Security Disability and/or SSI claim largely depends on the medical records and information provided by your doctors. Therefore, it is very important for you to see a doctor and follow any prescribed medical treatments and advice about your condition.

Winning or losing your Social Security Disability and/or SSI claim largely depends on the medical records and information provided by your doctors. Therefore, it is very important for you to see a doctor and follow any prescribed medical treatments and advice about your condition.

If you stop taking prescribed medications because of side effects without talking to your doctor, or stop your prescribed treatments without talking to your doctor, you may run the risk of decreasing your chances of winning Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits.
Therefore, if you are seeking Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, please keep in mind the following when seeing your doctor:

Be Honest

Dishonesty will not help you. Do not exaggerate our symptoms or problems. However, do not downplay or underestimate your problems. The more open and honest you are with you doctors the more they may be able to help you, and the more we may be able to help you.

Follow Your Doctor's Advice

If your doctors get honest and accurate information from you, they can treat you better and give better advice.

 

 

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Rob Gillikin
Rob Gillikin
Robert joined our firm in March of 2009 after practicing law in Pittsburgh for six years. His primary focus is Social Security Disability, for which he has represented over 2,000 clients with their disability claims. He was born and raised in Portsmouth, VA, graduated from Virginia Wesleyan College, and received his law degree from the University of Richmond.

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