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Not Being Prepared For Your Social Security Disability or SSI Hearing is a Mistake

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It is taking most people nearly a year, or even over a year to get their Social Security Disability or SSI hearing.  It is a real shame that some people, even with all that time to prepare, show up unprepared for the hearing. Social Security hearings are conducted by Administrative Law Judges (ALJs).  The ALJ […]

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The One Year Durational Requirement

The “duration” requirement is one of the fundamental rules of Social Security Disability Law.  The Agency’s regulations state, “Unless your impairment is expected to result in death, it must have lasted or must be expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months.”  20 C.F.R. § 404.1509. Social Security defines “disability” as […]

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Not Updating Social Security with Your New Address or Phone Number is a Mistake

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Everyone knows that the Social Security Administration (SSA) and state Disability Determination Service (DDS) agencies that process your disability application are not able to keep up with their work in a timely way because they don’t have enough people to do all the work.  Millions of people file for disability every year, and the government […]

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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 Law Judge (ALJ) at a disability hearing. As of October 2009, 722,822 people in the […]

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Not Going to a Social Security Disability Consultative Examination (CE) is a Mistake

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A Consultative Examination (CE) is a doctor’s exam that the Social Security Administration (SSA) or state Disability Determination Service (DDS) agency is paying for, and scheduling you for so that they have more medical evidence to evaluate your claim.  If the DDS or SSA has scheduled you for a CE it is essential that you […]

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What do I do Next if my Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income Case gets Denied?

If your Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income case gets denied, you should file an appeal.  Generally, there are four levels of appeal for purposes of Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income benefits.  These include Reconsideration, Hearing, Appeals Council, and Federal Court. After your initial application is denied, you must file an appeal, […]

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What is Past Relevant Work (PRW)?

If SSA decides you do not meet a listing, then your case proceeds on to step four of the five-step disability evaluation process.  At step four Social Security considers whether you can return to your Past Relevant Work, or “PRW” for short. Social Security will ask you for details about your past work at the […]

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