Just wanted to add something to Rex's outstanding post. When asking for your medical records (which you are entitled to) if you are the least bit afraid to ask for.
You can always say that your spouse is considering a job out of state, and you want to have them in your posession in case its a quick move.
You can tell them you are thinking about filing for SSD and want to get all your records together to look over them.

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