District Office

The Social Security District Office, known as the DO, the field office, and the FO, is simply the local social security office where a claimant can file an application, or request an appeal of a denial of benefits. The District Office does not process disability medical evaluations, all disability claims are handled by disability examiners out of a local State disability determination services. Those cases will ultimately be returned from the DDS to the local SSA district offices if benefits are to be paid out to the claimant.

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  • The role of the Social Security Administration District Office in handling disability claim applications is making the initial determination of whether the applicant will qualify for the non-medical requirements and to actually process the application for benefits.
  • The local SSA district office is responsible for determining if all required materials have been submitted with the application and to checking claimant eligibility for every disability program that the Social Security Administration administers.

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