My doctor wants to stay as far away from disability paperwork as possible.
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
Denied? Hearing coming up? Your file is probably missing one thing.
A statement from a medical provider that says what you can still do. How long you can sit, stand and walk. How much you can lift. How often you would miss work. Your doctor won't write it? I will, from your records. I'm David, a licensed nurse practitioner and a former VA disability examiner.
Free review first. I read your records before you pay anything.
$499 flat. Pay in 4 at checkout. Never a cut of your back pay.
Done in 24 hours.
David Protaziuk, APRN, FNP-C. Illinois license 277002570. More than 130 five-star Google reviews. Real office in Woodridge, Illinois.
David Protaziuk, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFormer VA disability examiner. Illinois license 277002570.
Sound familiar?
My doctor wrote that I'm disabled. The judge ignored it.
I get my care at the VA and nobody will sign anything.
I hear these every week. All three have the same fix.
2 of 3
first applications are denied
Social Security Administration, fiscal year 2025Why you keep getting denied.
Your denial letter probably says your records don't show your condition is severe enough. Here is what that means. Your records are full of diagnoses and empty of limits. The judge is not asking what is wrong with you. The judge is asking what you can still do, all day, five days a week. If nobody has written that down, the judge guesses. I write it down.
Medical Source Statement and Narrative Opinion
Function-by-function assessment
Lifting and carrying: 10 pounds occasionally (Ex. 7F/12, 9F/3)
Sitting: 30 minutes at one time, 4 hours total (Ex. 4F/22, 11F/8)
Off task: 15% of the workday (Ex. 9F/3, 12F/15)
David Protaziuk, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
What I write.
It's called a medical source statement. That is Social Security's own name for it. It lists your limits. Sitting. Standing. Walking. Lifting. Bending. How much of the day you'd be off task. How many days a month you'd miss. Every number points to a page in your own chart.
The judge scores the statement by two things. How well it is explained. How well it matches your records. Not by the signature at the bottom.
Yes, a nurse practitioner counts. For claims filed after March 27, 2017, Social Security's own rules say so.
See a real sampleHow it works.
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Free review.
Answer six quick questions below or call me. I send you a safe way to get me your records and your denial letter. Within 24 hours I tell you if I can write your statement.
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You decide.
If I can, the fee is $499, flat. If I can't, you owe nothing and I tell you why.
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Done in 24 hours.
You get the signed statement as a PDF. Have a lawyer? I send it to them and they file it. No lawyer? I give you plain steps.
What it costs.
$499
Flat. Pay in 4 at checkout.
You pay only after the free review says I can write your statement.
Free fixes before it's filed.
Free answers if the judge sends questions.
Free update if new records come in.
Never a cut of your back pay. Never tied to winning. A statement that's paid on winning is worth less to a judge, and I won't write one.
Questions about the fee? Call (708) 244-2627.
Have a lawyer or a representative?
Good. Tell them you're getting an outside medical statement. Send them this page. They can send me your file in five minutes and they file the statement before your deadline. Many firms pay the fee as a case cost.
No lawyer?
You can still do this. I give you the signed PDF and plain steps to get it into your file.
Helping a parent or a spouse?
You can start the free review for them. Put your own phone number in the form.
If you get your care at the VA.
VA doctors are not allowed to fill out Social Security disability forms. Social Security's own manual says so. That leaves most veterans with a file full of VA notes and no statement of their limits. I did VA disability exams for three years. I read VA records every day. Send me the denial letter.
"As a matter of policy, the VA does not permit its physicians and psychologists to provide this type of opinion."
How you know this is real.
Illinois nurse practitioner license 277002570. Look it up on the state website.
National Provider Identifier 1275200149. Look it up in the NPI registry.
A real office: 7501 Lemont Rd, Suite 345D, Woodridge, Illinois. Come by.
More than 130 five-star Google reviews from veterans in my other practice.
Three years as a VA disability examiner. Thousands of exams.
I never ask for your Social Security number. No logins, no passwords.
You pay nothing until I've read your records and told you I can write the statement.
"Very helpful and thorough. Quick turnaround and a thorough review of medical records."
KC Carney
"He told my story incredibly, without embellishing, and he let me know up front if it's no connection, it isn't any connection."
Maurice Coleman
"His attention to detail, evidence-based medical rationale, professionalism, responsiveness, and fast turnaround were outstanding."
William
These reviews are for VA nexus letters, a different service. They describe how I work, not Social Security outcomes.
What I don't do.
- I don't promise an outcome. Nobody honest can.
- I don't write that you're disabled. Only Social Security decides that, and judges ignore letters that try.
- I don't give legal advice. I don't represent you. I don't file your claim.
- I don't treat or prescribe. This is a review of your records, not a doctor's visit.
Start my free review.
Six quick taps, then your name and number. I reply within 24 hours. No Social Security number. No medical details here; I'll send you a safe way to share records.
Questions people ask.
Is this a scam?
I'm a real person with a real license. The number is above. Look it up. I'm not Social Security, and I don't promise approval. I write what your records support, and you pay nothing until I've read them.
You've never examined me. How can you write about me?
I don't guess. I read every page of your records. Your scans, your visit notes, your test results. I also send you a short written questionnaire about your day. Then I put what your doctors already documented into the words Social Security uses.
My lawyer said only my treating doctor counts.
That was the rule before 2017. For claims filed after March 27, 2017, the judge gives no automatic weight to anyone. Every statement is scored on how well it is explained and how well it matches the records. The judge scores the statement, not the signature.
Will the judge accept a nurse practitioner?
Yes, for claims filed after March 27, 2017. Social Security’s rules list licensed nurse practitioners as acceptable medical sources.
Won't the judge throw out a paid opinion?
Judges throw out check-box forms with nothing behind them. Mine is a written statement where every number points to a page in your chart. The fee is flat, it is stated inside the statement, and it does not depend on winning.
I can't afford it.
Start with the free review. If your records don't support a statement, you pay nothing. If they do, it's $499, and you can pay in 4 at checkout.
What if it doesn't work?
I can't promise an outcome, and anyone who does is lying to you. What I promise: done in 24 hours, written the way judges score it, fixed for free if your lawyer wants a change, and usable at every stage of your claim.
My hearing is in two weeks. Too late?
No. Call me today.
Do you need my Social Security number?
No. I never ask for it. Don't put it in the form or in an email.
Is my information safe?
Your records go to a HIPAA-covered mailbox, encrypted, and I'm the only person who sees them. Nothing medical goes through this website.
Send me your records. I'll tell you within 24 hours if I can help.
Or call (708) 244-2627. You reach me, not a call center.