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Prevent the Appeals Council From Remanding Your Fully Favorable ALJ Decision
Recently, several fully favorable ALJ decisions were vacated and remanded due to incorrect listing criteria were used in the decision. Altho
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Supporting Pain, Fatigue, and Depression in Social Security Disability Claims
Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) and Social Security Administration (SSA) adjudicators appreciate objective medical evidence because it...
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Gaining the Advantage: Understand the Adjudicator Mindset
Using the Disability Determination Examination can be highly effective. Often, the Disability Determination Services minimizes or entirely d
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The Transition From Working as a Social Security Disability Adjudicator to a Social Security Represe
My previous experience as a disability adjudicator involved adjudicating disability cases and writing ALJ decisions—which gave me an advanta
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Examining the Reconsideration Level, Part 1: Trust at the Reconsideration Level—Challenges and Solut
This is Part 1 of the series Examining the Reconsideration Level. Read Part 2: Quality at the Reconsideration Level—Challenges and...
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Improving the Reconsideration Appeals Process
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is reinstating the reconsideration level appeals process for the 10 prototype states by the end of
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