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Joe Whitcomb: July 03, 2014
Which Social Security benefit is appropriate for your situation? You’ve heard of Social Security. You’ve heard of Disability. You’ve heard of Social Security Disability. You’ve heard of Supplemental Security Income. Your head is spinning. Are they...
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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...
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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...
