Disability Determination: The Administrative Process and the Role of Medical Personnel

by Frank S. Bloch

Overview

Who determines whether persons are disabled and eligible to receive the billions of dollars that are awarded in benefits under federal disability programs today in the United States? What kinds of standards are applied in making awards to millions of applicants? And how are disability determinations made and claims adjudicated? Frank S. Bloch provides a careful study of disability determinations in five major federal programs. His findings, models, and calls for reform, including the greater use of medical personnel, should interest those who want to know more about the medical-legal issues relevant to disability determination, the many factors that impact on disability decisionmaking, and the administrative process for making disability decisions.

This survey covers the disability determination process in U.S. social security, railroad retirement, civil service, veteran, and black lung disability programs at the federal level. Dr. Bloch defines various standards, key issues, the current use of medical personnel and models for their fuller use and for reforming the disability determination process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313276385
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/21/1992
Series:	Studies in Social Welfare Policies and Programs Series , #13
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1780L (what's this?)

About the Author

FRANK S. BLOCH is Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Education at Vanderbilt University's School of Law. He is the author of Federal Disability Law and Practice (1986) and jourbanal articles dealing with disability policy and with training lawyers for the public interest.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Disability Standards under Federal Law
Administration of Federal Disability Programs
Medical-Legal Issues in Disability Determinations
The Role of Medical Personnel
Current Use of Medical Personnel
Models for the Use of Medical Personnel
Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
Index