There are rumors that an administrative law judge stated in a seminar that he went on line and researched to see if the claimant had job applications pending during the claim. The speculation is that the ALJ is using on-line research skills to see if current resumes are being posted by the claimants. Why would [...]
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Social Security Disability and Computer Usage
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Attorney Representation, General, Hearings, SSA, Social Security Disability Benefits Denial Indiana
Tags: Administrative Law Judge·Alj·Claimant·Claimants·Computer Skills·Computer Usage·Day Job·Disability System·Earnings Records·Facebook·Group Web·Indianapolis·Myspace·News Media·Old Adage·Resumes·Social Security·Social Security Disability·Speculation·Support Group
Medical Diagnosis Alone Is Not Enough in Social Security Disability Case
June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · General, Medical Impairment, Rules, SSA
I recently saw an article on the Social Security Disability Lawyer by attorney Gordon Gates about it not being the diagnosis but the severity of the impairment that is important. He states:
“When talking with Social Security disability claimants, I often hear a statement like “I can’t work because I [...]
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Do You Know the Rules of Social Security?
June 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Rules
In January of 1968, in the second season of Star Trek, Captain James T. Kirk invites the mobster Jojo Krako to play a card game of Fizzbin. Krako, who plays a lot of card games, accepts even though he does not know the rules. Kirk deals the cards. Kirk and Spock then begin to turn [...]
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