United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-05-31 monographic deposited born digital 43 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-495 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-495 P0b002ee18037229c f:d05495 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-495 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-495 GAO-05-495 Aid for the disabled Claims Claims adjudicators Claims processing Claims settlement Comparative analysis Decision making Disability benefits Disability insurance Diseases Eligibility determinations Evaluation criteria Persons with disabilities Program management Social Security Disability Insurance Program Other Written Product A25379 Advocates for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) believe that the Social Security Administration's (SSA) process for determining eligibility for Disability Insurance (DI) may treat some claimants unfairly. As a result, claimants with IBD believe they are likely to be denied benefits at the initial decision and reconsideration levels, making it necessary for them to appeal to SSA's hearings level to have their claims allowed. This congressionally mandated study focuses on (1) how SSA evaluates claims involving IBD to establish disability under Title II of the Social Security Act and (2) what unique challenges claimants with IBD encounter when applying for DI benefits, and what actions, if any, SSA has taken to address these challenges. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-495/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-495.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-495/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-495.pdf GAO-05-495 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-495 Other Written Product GAO-05-495; Social Security Disability Insurance: SSA Actions Could Enhance Assistance to Claimants with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Impairments; Aid for the disabled Claims Claims adjudicators Claims processing Claims settlement Comparative analysis Decision making Disability benefits Disability insurance Diseases Eligibility determinations Evaluation criteria Persons with disabilities Program management Social Security Disability Insurance Program Public Law 96-265 Public Law 108-427