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If a disability for which benefits were payable ends but recurs because of the same or related causes no more than 90 days after the end of the prior disability, it will be considered a resumption of the prior disability. Under these circumstances there is no need to satisfy another elimination period.
The claimant's treating source is the preferred source for the CE, but the DDS may obtain the CE from an independent source. After completing its development of the evidence, trained staff at the DDS makes the initial disability determination. Then, the DDS returns the case to the field office for appropriate action. If the DDS found that the claimant is disabled, SSA completes any outstanding non-disability development, computes the benefit amount, and begins paying benefits.