Hello Larry,,I am a 57yr old male, in Oct 2016 I was diagnosed CHF/EF15%, got approved SSI Disability, not SSDI, It's my only income, I wasn't working before I got sick, to add to it I'm homeless living in my car,,anyway between 2016 to now I have really improved myself,because of diet and meds, I'm not healed but doing alote better,my EF now is 50%,,of course I have a few other things, bad knees/diagnosis pending,,recently Hospitalized very slow heart rate diagnosis pending,,,my question is since my CHF is doing better am I at risk of losing my SSI disability?,,,,,thank you

Hi,

Social Security does periodic medical reviews to determine whether or not people drawing Social Security and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits continue to meet the requirements for those benefits. The scheduling of such reviews is determined based on how likely it is that the person's impairment will improve to the point that they no longer qualify for benefits.

I have no way of knowing when or if Social Security will do a medical review in your case, nor whether or not they would decide to stop paying you benefits. However, there is at least a possibility of that happening if Social Security performs a medical review of your case and if they find that your condition has improved to the extent that they believe you are no longer unable to work.

Best, Jerry