How Do Continuing Disability Reviews Work For Children? continued
If SSA decides the child was disabled based on low birth weight, they will do a CDR
by age 1, unless at the time of the initial determination we decided improvement is unlikely to have happened by age
1, and schedule the child's CDR for a later date.
When SSA performs the CDR, they may ask the child's representative
payee to show evidence that he or she is, and has been, getting treatment that is medically necessary and available for his
or her condition. If the child's representative payee refuses without good cause to show us this evidence, they may look
for another representative payee. They may pay the child directly, if he or she is old enough.
What Happens To My Childhood Disability At Age 18?
If
you are eligible as a child the month before you turn age 18, SSA will redetermine your disability. They will use
the rules for adults filing new claims to do the redetermination.
