The Social Security Administration is moving the processing of medical Continuing Disability Reviews.

Jack Myers with Social Security reminds medical CDRs are regular reviews to determine if people receiving disability benefits are still eligible.

According to Myers, currently, the processing of medical Continuing Disability Reviews is being conducted by State Disability Determination Services at its federal Disability Case Review site.

This change will improve service for vulnerable Americans by centralizing medical CDRs under Social Security’s direct oversight. Myers adds that review times have been going down for some time now.

In June 2024, the DDS initial claims backlog was at an all-time high with over 1.26 million pending claims. Myers points out that by February 2026, the backlog had been reduced by more than 33 percent, down to 831,000 claims.

Non-medical CDRs will continue to be processed by SSA’s field offices and processing centers.