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Category Archives: Social Security Hearings
Vocational Experts: Can They Help Your Disability Case?
Vocational Experts (VEs) are intended to be impartial experts, meaning they are not out to prove or disprove your case. Some VEs are actually independent. They state their opinion and stick to it. Other VEs let disability judges affect their … Continue reading
Posted in Past Relevant Work (Step 4), Social Security Hearings, Vocational or Work Issues, Winning Disability Benefits
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Preparing for your Social Security Disability Hearing
A Social Security disability hearing can be an intimidating process if you are not familiar with Social Security’s rules and regulations. If your case gets to a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”), it is best for you to … Continue reading
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Are Social Security Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) Fair?
Are ALJs Pressured Into Quotas or Other Non Claimant Friendly Goals? Approximately 64 percent of applicants for disability benefits have their initial application denied. To pursue their claim, applicants who have been denied must present their case to an Administrative … Continue reading
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Getting Past Drug Addiction and Alcoholism Issues by Simply Telling the Truth
Once you get to the point of appearing at a Social Security hearing, you may have waited months if not years from the date of your original application. Most of your dealings with social security have been through paperwork and … Continue reading