Medical Records

• The first thing the CDR requires are up-to-date medical records for the worker with the disability. This includes all records of ongoing treatment, hospitalizations and prescribed drug treament.
  
  

Activities Of Daily Living

• The CDR requires an up-to-date Activities of Daily Living (ADL) report. This includes the disabled worker's daily routine, hobbies, any issues related to the medical impairment and the worker's personal habits and relationships with family and friends.
  
  

The CDR Review

• The CDR will compare all evidence from the initial allowance of disability and compare those records with the worker's current condition. The review will look for specific improvements in both physical and mental health and how these affect the person's ability to work now.
  
  

Continuing Disability Benefits

• If the CDR reveals there is no improvement in the worker's condition, benefits will be continued for another period of one, three or seven years.
  
  

Discontinuing Disability Benefits

• If the worker's condition does improve, benefits will end. The worker will be referred to the state vocational rehabilitation agency for job training and placement.