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Your RFC is extremely important because the Social Security Administration (SSA) doesn't award benefits on the basis of a disability diagnosis alone, but rather on the ability of the disabled individual to perform the work-related activities necessary to achieving gainful employment.

The RFC form is the Residual Functional Capacity form that helps the Social Security Administration rate the functional capacity of a Social Security Disability applicant after taking the applicant's mental or physical disability into account.

Answer: RFC forms are very useful and can be a vehicle for the treating source to provide medical opinion evidence, forcing the ALJ to consider it. Sometimes the ALJ will discount the RFC form if he/she feels that it is not supported by the medical records.

The Disability Determination Services (DDS) physician completes the RFC form, but you can also have your own doctor fill out an RFC on your behalf. This can be helpful because forms completed by DDS physicians are typically written to be highly critical of claims for disability benefits.

You can request the RFC form from your local Social Security office or you can download it directly from the Social Security website. Once you have obtained the form, take it with you to your doctor's office and have them complete the form for you.

The residual functional capacity (RFC) questionnaire is usually completed by a DDS (Disability Determination Services) physician. Unfortunately, RFC forms completed by DDS doctors are often written to ensure that the claimant is denied disability benefits. You can also have your doctor fill out an RFC on your behalf.

A doctor's RFC form allows a claimant to present a professional interpretation of the medical evidence, as opposed to simply presenting the medical evidence. A doctor's RFC form is superior to a short statement or letter written on behalf of a claimant by a doctor stating that the claimant cannot work.