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From the Appeals Council Denial to Federal District Court

© studiodr The End of the Administrative Process.  Claimants who have been denied Social Security Disability benefits at the initial, then the reconsideration level, then at the administrative hearing and finally at the Appeals Council level have competed the administrative process.  The decision of the Appeals Council is the last…

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Expedited Case Consideration for Military Casualty and Wounded Warriors

  © highwaystarz The speed at which the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (SSA hearing office) adjudicates cases has not improved much.  The fastest SSA hearing office in the United States is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  There, it takes an average of 346 days from the date of filing a…

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What is a vocational expert (VE) and why the heck is there one scheduled to testify at my hearing?

© Laz’e-Pete The Social Security Administration’s HALLEX I-2-5-48 contains a bare bones description of a vocational expert: “VEs are vocational professionals who provide impartial expert opinion during the hearings process on claims under title II and title XVI of the Social Security Act or claims for Black Lung Benefits by…

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