Fast Facts:
- The Social Security Administration will send you SSA-3373, the Function Report, after you apply for benefits.
- It is also commonly referred to as the “Activities of Daily Living” or ADL questionnaire.
- This Disability questionnaire is designed to gauge the severity of your condition and how it affects your daily life.
- Some questions are personal, such as your ability to use the bathroom, bathe and dress.
- Other questions deal with your ability prepare meals, do chores, pay bills and take care of others.
- The ADL questionnaire is extremely important and can make or break your claim.
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Pay special attention to Question #6 on the SSA-3373.
The sixth question on the Function Report asks you to “Describe what you do from the time you wake up until going to bed.” Be sure to answer this question honestly. Many people feel guilty that they do not do more throughout the day so they downplay their condition and exaggerate their activities.
Do not do this. If you mainly stay in bed and watch television or read because you are physically unable to do otherwise, then say that. The point of the Function Report is to determine how your condition affects your day-to-day life. You can use the “Remarks” section to provide additional information if you run out of space.
Need help with the Function Report?
If you have questions about the SSA-3373 Form or are struggling to complete answers, please contact the Disability team at McDonald Law Firm. While we cannot answer these specific questions for you, we can give you guidance by identifying information that could help ― or hurt ― your case.
This questionnaire is extremely important and will be one of the deciding factors of your Disability claim. It’s best to have an experienced Disability lawyer in your corner from Day One ― or shortly thereafter.
Our team will guide you through what is oftentimes a long and difficult journey. In fact, we will handle almost every aspect of the Social Security Disability process for you so you can focus on other things. Like your health.
Our services won’t cost you anything up-front. Ever. Our fees are capped by Social Security and taken by the federal government out of the back pay award, which means we only get paid if we are successful. You have nothing to lose but plenty to gain. Call us today at 877-568-8413 for a free case review or fill out the contact form on this page.
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