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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: 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...
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Joe Whitcomb: November 30, 2013
20 CFR 404 tells us who is allowed to represent you in your Social Security claim. However, you may ask "Why do you need an attorney on your Social...
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Joe Whitcomb: November 25, 2013
Getting a hearing in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for your Social Security claim can take a long time. The average wait in Denver, from...
