Allergies

The following professionals are considered qualified to evaluate and diagnose allergies:

  • Primary care physician
  • Physician (M.D.) specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of this allergies

Documentation from a current treating provider (as noted above) should be on letterhead, be signed and dated, and should include:

  • Description of the nature of the allergy symptoms (e.g., frequency of attacks, triggers, etc.)
  • Description of the specific allergens (e.g., environmental, food, etc.)
  • Discussion of current treatments (e.g., nebulizer treatments, allergy injections, steroid medications, etc.) including a list of all allergy medication(s) with dosage(s) and frequency (including use of an Epipen)

In lieu of a report, your treatment provider can complete the disability verification form:  pdf format or Microsoft Word (.doc) format