Reps. Jenkins and Rogers Ask SSA for More Time for Claimants

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U.S. Representatives Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) and Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) are asking the Social Security Administration to give claimants impacted by the recent alleged fraud case more time to provide medical records to keep their benefits.

"While we remain concerned about the alleged fraud and abuse of (Social Security Disability Insurance) benefits, we believe consideration should be provided to those individuals that are rightfully receiving benefits. They should certainly be provided adequate time to produce evidence before their benefits are terminated, and 10 days may not be enough time for many to obtain medical records and histories," the members wrote.

Reps. Jenkins and Rogers also asked for guidelines or plans to ensure claimants receive consistent answers on submitting medical records and paperwork.

"It also appears that there is a discrepancy in how Social Security field offices are addressing these cases. In some instances, field offices are turning away claimants, while in others they are granting extensions. Given that this is an unworkably short time frame to produce sufficient additional evidence, we request that these individuals be given an additional 90 days to provide SSA with evidence regarding their eligibility of benefits," they wrote.

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