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Joe Whitcomb: May 25, 2014
On a number of occasions, I have been faced with the doctrine of Res Judicata and Administrative Finality in dealing with the question of whether I could reopen a prior claim. It is fairly common knowledge that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has...
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Joe Whitcomb: March 20, 2014
As a Social Security disability attorney, I find myself faced with instances when an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denies my client disability...
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Joe Whitcomb: March 05, 2014
What should you say at your Social Security hearing? When you go before an administrative law judge (ALJ) for your Social Security hearing, it helps...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 04, 2014
The most frequent question I'm asked is "How long will I wait for a Social Security hearing?" Today, I want to give a tool through the Social Security
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Joe Whitcomb: December 30, 2013
Social Security Disability has a five-step sequential evaluation method to determine if your skills are transferable. If you are over (or nearly...
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Joe Whitcomb: December 24, 2013
This blog post concerns a case study where the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) applied the wrong legal standard In assessing the Residual Functional...
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Joe Whitcomb: December 20, 2013
In a recent case, the Social Security Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) erred in returning a claimant to past relevant work performed under special...
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Joe Whitcomb: December 18, 2013
In a case we recently won at the federal district court, the entire record contained only two opinions offered by the same treating source on the...
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Joe Whitcomb: December 15, 2013
Following is an argument I made in a federal district court case I won: "The Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) Residual Functional Capacity Assessment...
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Joe Whitcomb: November 30, 2013
The disability evaluation process is broken down into five steps frequently referred to as the "sequential evaluation." This posting deals with step...
