Telehealth psychological exams for disability claims with Dr. Todd Finnerty: What can you expect?

Psychologist Dr. Todd Finnerty discusses what to expect from a telehealth psychological exam with him for a disability claim. Dr. Finnerty performs independent psychological exams for Veterans' disability claims (including completing a DBQ) and also for Social Security disability and other disability claims.
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[@nish5799]

Man I really hope the person doing my ssa exam is just as friendly as you!! He has only like 2.5 stars and really bad reviews online so, I'm really worried about it, but I really hope the worry ends up being unwarranted

[@johnchestnutt6892]

Volume and concentration both low.

[@nexusletters]

Let me know how the volume is on this one for you or if I need to mess with more settings in the video editor. I've been recording and posting these a tad quickly since I'm a bit behind on things.

[@OtherwiseDonkey]

The volume was a little low at first and then got loud after the slide. Then normalized.

[@boster8368]

i think you need an exam giggles

[@nexusletters]

yeah, I definitely won't say I'm a natural at KZbin or anything close to that

[@centuriesvintage]

Is it a flat fee for this? How does it work?

[@nexusletters]

@@centuriesvintage yes, everything I do you know the total cost in advance (and the cost is posted publicly on my website). You can learn more at nexusletters.com

[@jingham2654]

I live in NY, can I just drive to another state and do the tele-health appointment?

[@nexusletters]

@@jingham2654 yup, plenty of people have done it. There is also a psychologist in NY who is on the referral list on my website as well if you want a referral to a NY psychologist

[@wendylincoln7760]

Why would people drive, isn't the telehealth over the internet? This is what I'm not sure what to do...over the internet or in person.🤔

[@nexusletters]

@@wendylincoln7760 NY isn't a PSYPACT state yet, and I'm not licensed in NY, so it is one of the few states I can't do telehealth exams to yet.

[@armymomheatherc]

my wife is disabled physically, for the last year.She is bedridden. Can't focus much. In much pain, has concentration issues. SSA or DDS just sent her a letter wanting a telehealth mental exam. My question is, is it ok for her to stay in her bed during the consult? Is that ok? Its a challenge for her to sit very long upright in a chair. He ssi/ssdi claim is based on physical, not mental, but they are asking for this. She has heart issues,diabetic, gets pain management injections on various parts of her body. What should she expect? If they ask for dates and such or for her to recall things, it might be hard. I guess I just want her to get the help she needs and to win the case. She badly needs medicare benefits and she is over 50. Long work history. I just want to help her and get some insight. Thanks.

[@nexusletters]

I have done exams where people were still in bed. It should be okay.

[@armymomheatherc]

@@nexusletters Thank you Dr. Todd. I will let her know. I found the vid to be good information.

[@gregrice1354]

Please test run and review your audio levels BEFORE you post final versions. Your audio/speaking levels drop and rise, but remain below levels of common household background noises/sounds, and you randomly shift between whispers, and occasionally speaking at conversational level - barely comprehensible.

[@nexusletters]

Thanks, they usually seem fine on my headphones but that doesn't always translate over to other devices. I can't dedicate as much time as I'd like to, but I do have some video editing software and will get more aggressive on the sound editing in the future. I will try to be pickier about the sound whenever I make some more time to record videos, but mostly I just want to make sure they are audible, and the levels aren't too wacky or different. Admittedly I've mostly been recording them in one take during relatively brief "found time" moments I might have between scheduled phone call appointments (if a call cancels or doesn't take as long as expected, for example) so they of course aren't the most polished thing in the world. I appreciate your time and feedback so I can try to keep improving them. I am a bit behind on other things so it may be a while before I record more, though I do have a growing list of topics I want to cover.

[@RS-ho6fd]

For you guys are not really good you should not be because it doesn't help but you help only your kind right

[@RS-ho6fd]

You are lie but you put yourkind of people on disability so you better find them i see alot people walking ok or talking ok no mental i work with disability i know

[@MatthewChurch-h3l]

Incoherent rambling

[@nexusletters]

@@MatthewChurch-h3l hey, truth in advertising I suppose- what you see is what you get ;)