2 minHow To Win A Listing-Level Argument at the SSAHere are 10 helpful steps to winning a listing-level argument at the SSA!
3 minHow to Use an On-The-Record Request to Win Your CaseHere are a few tips for knowing which cases will benefit with an OTR and how to draft one.
3 minHow to Prepare for a CDR or Appeals Council Quality ReviewThe SSA is increasing CDRs while the Appeals Council is picking up favorable ALJ decisions for Quality Review. Here's how to prepare to win.
3 minFailure to Follow Prescribed Treatment: Arguing 'Good Cause' for an SSD CaseLearn how to argue 'good cause' using SSR Ruling 18-3p in SSD cases for claimants not following prescribed treatment
2 minAppeal an Unfavorable Decision Based on Common Errors in SSD LawWhen an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denies the disability claim at the hearing level, as the Social Security Disability representative...
2 minHow to Use an Unsuccessful Work Attempt and Trial Work Period to Your AdvantageIt’s probably happened to you before—while screening a case, you notice there is work activity after the alleged onset date. The potentia...
2 minPrevent the Appeals Council From Remanding Your Fully Favorable ALJ DecisionRecently, several fully favorable ALJ decisions were vacated and remanded due to incorrect listing criteria were used in the decision. Altho
2 minSSD Conferences: Opportunities for Strategic Networking and Enhanced KnowledgeI’m on my way to the 40th anniversary of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) conference in N...
3 minHow to Strategically Use Social Security Disability BriefsHere's a helpful review of various types of briefs and how to use them strategically to win more cases.
2 minGain an Advantage at the Reconsideration Level: Helpful Strategies for SSD RepresentativesMany Social Security Disability representatives in protype states are experiencing an additional level of the appeals process: the recons...
2 minSupporting Pain, Fatigue, and Depression in Social Security Disability ClaimsAdministrative Law Judges (ALJs) and Social Security Administration (SSA) adjudicators appreciate objective medical evidence because it m...
2 minHow to Use a Client’s Body Mass Index to Win Social Security DisabilityIn certain situations, the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policies allow adjudicators to use a claimant’s body mass index (BMI) t...
2 minHow to Use Evidence from SSA’s Nonacceptable Medical Sources with New SSA RulesBased on new rules that became effective in March 2017, it’s possible to win cases by using evidence from Social Security Administration’s (
3 minGaining the Advantage: Understand the Adjudicator Mindset and Use the Disability Determination ExamiUsing the Disability Determination Examination can be highly effective. Often, the Disability Determination Services minimizes or entirely d
3 minThe Transition From Working as a Social Security Disability Adjudicator to a Social Security RepreseMy previous experience as a disability adjudicator involved adjudicating disability cases and writing ALJ decisions—which gave me an advanta
3 minUnderstanding How to Use the Framework of the Medical-Vocational Grid Rules to Win More CasesIt’s important to know a Social Security Disability adjudicator can find the disability claimant is disabled, even if the Medical-Vocatio...
2 minGrandparents Can Receive Disability Benefits When Caring for GrandchildrenLearn how grandparents can receive Disability benefits when they are caring for grandchildren
