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(MRG) UPDATED: JUNE 2010 33 CATEGORICAL FACTORS SSI-RELATED DISABILITY Whether the district chooses to obtain completed disability forms by mail or via the telephone, if the individual requests assistance or wishes to have an interview in person, the district must accommodate the request. Medical evidence is gathered as soon as possible to meet the time frames of the application/recertification process. Medical evidence may include a completed LDSS-486: "Medical Report for Determination of Disability," from a physician, hospital admission and discharge summaries, clinic reports, diagnostic test results and reports from practitioners such as therapists, nurse practitioners, physicians’ assistants, optometrists, chiropractors, psychiatric social workers and audiologists.

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(MRG) UPDATED: JUNE 2010 33 CATEGORICAL FACTORS SSI-RELATED DISABILITY Whether the district chooses to obtain completed disability forms by mail or via the telephone, if the individual requests assistance or wishes to have an interview in person, the district must accommodate the request. Medical evidence is gathered as soon as possible to meet the time frames of the application/recertification process. Medical evidence may include a completed LDSS-486: "Medical Report for Determination of Disability," from a physician, hospital admission and discharge summaries, clinic reports, diagnostic test results and reports from practitioners such as therapists, nurse practitioners, physicians’ assistants, optometrists, chiropractors, psychiatric social workers and audiologists.