Guide

Technical Denial Guide

Use this guide to organize work credits, income, resources, missed forms, and eligibility records.

Issues this guide separates

Use this guide to organize work credits, income, resources, missed forms, and eligibility records.

IssueWhat to verify
Use This Guide To Organize Work CreditsConnect Use this guide to organize work credits to specific activities and work demands instead of using a conclusion without examples.
IncomeOrganize dated records for income and keep the non-medical eligibility issue separate from the medical disability question.
ResourcesOrganize dated records for resources and keep the non-medical eligibility issue separate from the medical disability question.
Missed FormsUse the current SSA notice to identify how missed forms affects the next filing or review step.
Eligibility RecordsPut eligibility records in date order and identify what question the record helps answer.

Records for Technical Denial Guide

  • current SSA notice
  • medical and work records relevant to the issue
  • payment or eligibility records if involved
  • proof of filing and representative documents

Questions to prepare

  • What exact issue is SSA deciding?
  • Which record supports or contradicts the notice?
  • What date or filing event controls the next step?
  • What should be verified with SSA or a qualified representative?

Official starting points

Before taking the next step

Use the exact SSA notice and current appeal or benefit status. A general page about technical denial guide cannot determine eligibility or predict an outcome, and it should not replace an official filing instruction.