The Virginia Disability Determination Services (DDS) is a division within the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Our division works in partnership with the Social Security Administration to make decisions on disability claims for benefits under the Social Security Disability Insurance (Title II), Supplemental Security Income (Title XVI), and Medicaid Programs (Title XIX). We also work closely with other agencies, such as the Department of Social Services. Following federal regulations, DDS is committed to making accurate and prompt disability decisions based on medical and psychological evidence. During the determination process, educational and vocational information may also be considered.
We are committed to providing accurate, timely and cost-effective determinations for disability claims filed under the Disability Insurance Benefits, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicaid programs of the Social Security Act.
