The Adult Disability Report (Form SSA-3368) is, to me, the most important of all disability forms and should be filled out completely and thoroughly. On this form, you will list contact information, medical conditions, and medical resources, such as doctor offices, clinics, hospitals, etc. Do your absolute best to list the treating medical facility's address and phone number. If you don't have it on hand, Google it, use yellowpages.com, or find the information you need on your medical records or even medicine bottles. You may need to simply call the Dr./Hospital and ask them for their mailing address. By doing so, you are not only helping the back-logged Social Security Reps save time (because otherwise, they would have to look up this information), but you are helping to expedite your claim since the information will be completed. So I'm stressing again...be thorough when completing this form. Never leave questions blank, even if it means putting "N/A" if a question doesn't pertain to you. This will at least show the Disability Determination Service (DDS) that you have seen the question and didn't just skip over it. Can't remember dates? Put approximate dates...or the year...or "Fall of 2009" for example. This helps DDS know what time period they need to request your medical records for. Insufficient information can mean the death of a claim from the beginning, so remember...get it right the first time!
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