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Chapter 15 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It mentions about an authorized representative of an individual who receives disability benefits from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). It mentions that in such cases the SSA works with the authorized representative instead of the claimant. It further mentions that an authorized representative could be either an attorney representative or a nonattorney representative.

Chapter 14 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It offers information about the continuing disability review (CDR). It mentions that the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) reviews all the individuals who receive disability benefits, at regular intervals. CDR is a complex process and is conducted by the officials of the Disability Determination Services (DDS) along with a disability examiner and a doctor.

Chapter 13 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It discusses the situation after an individual has been granted disability benefits from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). It mentions that a Certificate of Award is given to the person who has been granted disability benefits. This certificate contains, answers to the questions concerning SSA. It further mentions on how a payment is decided for a person.

Chapter 11 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It discusses the reasons for which an individual may be denied disability benefits offered by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). The various factors contributing to the denial of services include, an individual having enough income and possessions, lack of communication between the claimant and SSA and absence of proper medical records from the claimant.

Chapter 10 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It offers information on the onset date used by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) which represents the date on which the person became disabled. The several onset dates used by the SSA include Alleged onset date, Medical onset date and Established onset date. It mentions that the onset dates are important because the SSA may pay disability benefits prior to application.

Chapter 9 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It focuses on the medical-vocational factors considered by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), while deciding the level of disability of an individual. The various vocational factors include, age, education and work experience. It further mentions that age, ability and work experience are important vocational factors as these determines an individual's capability and ability to adopt to work situation.

Chapter 8 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It offers information about the Residual Functional Capacity (RFC) of the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). It mentions that RFC is an assessment from the SSA under which an individual is considered to be capable of doing some work despite of his physical disabilities, impairments and related symptoms. The RFC assessment is a medical decision that determines an individual's degree or level of disability.

Chapter 7 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It discusses the process of scrutinizing the applications for disability benefits. It mentions that whether an application is processed at the Disability Determination Service (DDS), in the federal court and an administrative law judge (ALJ), the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) require that issues must be evaluated in a particular order. It further discusses the various steps which are followed.

Chapter 6 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It offers information on the Disability Determination Services (DDS) of the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). It mentions that the DDS makes a final decision on the applications claiming for disability benefits. The DDS offices receive, funds from the federal government and follows federal laws and regulations.

Chapter 5 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It discusses the documents required while applying for the disability benefits offered by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). It mentions that any individual applying for the disability benefits must provide the SSA authentic, thorough and sufficient medical records. It further mentions that after receiving the documents the SSA reviews the genuineness of the records and the source hospital or clinic.

Chapter 4 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It offers information on the presumptive disability (PD) payments offered by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). It mentions that PD are offered to those individuals who while applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program are found eligible for the disabled payments. An individual may receive PD from SSA up to 6 months while the application for disability benefits is still under process.

Chapter 2 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It offers suggestions to apply for a disability claim at the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). The basic information required by the SSA include proper documentation of the symptoms, medical record from the doctor and record related to the impact of illness on the job. It also offers information on applying disability benefits at the local office, over phone and Internet and lists the documents required.

Chapter 1 of the book "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability," is presented. It focuses on the programs under which the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) grant disability payments. These program are Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), for workers who have contributed to Social Security trust fund and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), for disabled individuals with limited income. It also discusses the various eligibility criteria to qualify for SSDA and SSI.