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Appealing the ALJ's Decision Not to Reopen a Prior Claim
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...