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SSD Conferences: Opportunities for Strategic Networking and Enhanced Knowledge

The 40th anniversary of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) conference is held in New...

How to Make Your Business More Profitable and Work More Interesting

Efficient and client-focused businesses are formed through creativity, ingenuity, and ambition. When it comes to serving the industry you...

Gain an Advantage at the Reconsideration Level: Helpful Strategies for SSD Representatives

Many Social Security Disability representatives in protype states are experiencing an additional level of the appeals process: the...

Time Management in Production-Paced Environments

I’ve been working in production-paced environments for most of my legal career. Time management is a key factor in being able to keep up...

Supporting Pain, Fatigue, and Depression in Social Security Disability Claims

Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) and Social Security Administration (SSA) adjudicators appreciate objective medical evidence because it...

How to Use a Client’s Body Mass Index to Win Social Security Disability

In certain situations, the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policies allow adjudicators to use a claimant’s body mass index (BMI)...

How to Use Evidence from SSA’s Nonacceptable Medical Sources with New SSA Rules

Based on new rules that became effective in March 2017, it’s possible to win cases by using evidence from Social Security Administration’s (

Examining the Reconsideration Level, Part 3: Quantity at the Reconsideration Level—Temporary Hiring

This is Part 3 of the series Examining the Reconsideration Level. Read Part 1: Trust at the Reconsideration Level—Challenges and...

Examining the Reconsideration Level, Part 1: Trust at the Reconsideration Level—Challenges and Solut

This is Part 1 of the series Examining the Reconsideration Level. Read Part 2: Quality at the Reconsideration Level—Challenges and...

Improving the Reconsideration Appeals Process

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is reinstating the reconsideration level appeals process for the 10 prototype states by the end of

Sustaining Quality and Productivity in the Social Security Disability Industry

There are a number of strategies for sustaining quality work, including adding value, being active in the SSD community, providing Social Se

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