Fast Facts:
- Completing the SSA-827 gives the Social Security Administration (SSA) the right to retrieve all of your records, including medical, work and school.
- The form authorizes your doctors, bosses, friends and family to give the SSA records and information necessary to evaluate your Disability claim.
- It is also known as Form SSA-827, “Authorization to Disclose Information to the Social Security Administration.”
- Completing the medical release form is voluntary, but if you don’t your Disability claim could be denied due to insufficient medical evidence.
- It can be signed by you electronically or printed out and sent in.
- Each year, the Social Security Administration sends more than 15 million requests for information on behalf of Disability applicants, along with this signed medical release form.
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QUICK TIP ABOUT SSA-827:
Make sure that you complete the Social Security medical release form in front of a witness, who is willing to sign the form and provide their contact information. The SSA requires a witness to vouch that it was, indeed, you who signed the SSA-827 form.
Talk to our Social Security Disability Team. Call 877-568-8413.
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If you have questions or concerns about the SSA-827 medical release form, it is in your best interest to contact an experienced Social Security Disability lawyer. Our team has extensive experience handling Disability claims and will be glad to answer any questions you have.
The Disability process can be long and extremely paper-intensive. Missing a step or making a Disability mistake can cause delays or a denial. Our Disability team will handle the Disability process for you, including gathering medical information, handling the forms and submitting the necessary documentation.
We will make sure that nothing gets overlooked and everything is filled out properly ― especially the SSA-827 medical release form. Without that form, the Social Security Administration will not be able to get the medical records they need to make a decision on your claim.
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