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My case was moved to another Social Security hearing office! What’s going on?(Comments)
When you are waiting for your Social Security hearing, It can come as a shock to receive a letter telling you that your case has been transferred to different hearing office in a another state.
Attorney Donald Chewning writes about this on the Wisconsin Disability Blog.
If you are awaiting a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge in [...]
If I have a Lawyer, Why Am I Doing All the Talking?
The one thing people are most surprised about when they go to a hearing is that the lawyer does not do all of the talking. In fact, it is the claimant (aka “you”) who has to answer the judge’s questions. I hear a lot of questions and comments about this.
I went to my hearing and [...]
Where do Vocational Experts Get Their Information?
I was recently asked where Vocational Experts get their information from?
There a number of sources Vocational Experts use:
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Selected Characteristics of Occupations
Job surveys performed by the Vocational Expert
Services Vocational Experts sign up for which provide job titles, requirements and national and regional job numbers.
If you are working with a lawyer, he or [...]
Vocational Expert Voodoo
I was recently asked the following:
I had my hearing today. The judge had a vocational rep come in to testify. He said I had two job options. … I live in a small town that probably does not offer the two jobs the vocational expert said I could do.
First, keep in mind that the Vocational Expert [...]
More in this category:
- Podcast: Part 2 of Social Security Tips With Jonathan Ginsberg
- What does the “Vocational Expert” Do at a Social Security Hearing?
- Hearing Tip: Be Specific or Be Denied!
- Hearing Tip: Stay Positive! Your Attitude Matters!
- Hearing Tip: Keep a Journal of Rest Breaks
- Podcast: Tips on Social Security With Jonathan Ginsberg
- What if the Judge Wants Me to Change the Date My Disability Began?
- Plan to Expand Video Hearings - But Can Lawyers be Trusted?
- Hearing Tip: Don’t be Browbeaten by the Judge
- Hearing Tip: Comfort Rules!
- How Long Does It Take to Get a Social Security Hearing?
- I Got A Partly Favorable Decision, What Does That Mean? Am I Partly Disabled?
- How Long After My Social Security Hearing Does It Take To Get A Decision?
- Know Your Judge
- The Big Risk In Appealing A “Partly Favorable” Hearing Decision
- How To Review Your Social Security File Before Your Hearing
- What Does Social Security Really Think About Your Case?
- Useful Site: Social Security’s Hearing Process
- Unrepresented At Hearing?
- Denied at Hearing? Request the Hearing Tapes
- Hearing Tip: Watch Out For These Questions