I have been on SSD for 25 years. I was told to expect to be refused three times but not to give up. I had an attorney for seven years because mine started with an accident at work and was told I was fine go back to work. I had my attorney send in my records for the last seven years showing how I had tried everything to continue working including going to college and getting a degree, working three part time jobs at a time, even experimental Botox injection in my scalene muscle in my right side. They used so much Botox that they said I wouldn't be able to hold up my head. They followed that up by physical therapy, three times a week for three months. They also used myophacia manipulation and I really liked that. They actually found a spot that cleared up my chronic sinusitis instantly. The only problem with clearing up my sinuses was I couldn't move my right arm at all! So they put it back because I told them I needed my arm lol. Anyway after they got my attorneys load off medical records I was approved the first time out and have been on disability all these years. My biggest issue is that while I can do some things at times I can't tell them when I can be there. I was even asked not to come back when I was volunteering at a disabled school for kids because they needed to know when I v could be there. Good luck!

Reliability is a major factor in ability to work. It's WHY a "Functional Capacity Exam" write up is evidentiary.