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Prevent the Appeals Council From Remanding Your Fully Favorable ALJ Decision

Recently, several fully favorable ALJ decisions were vacated and remanded due to incorrect listing criteria were used in the decision. Altho

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...

Gaining the Advantage: Understand the Adjudicator Mindset

Using the Disability Determination Examination can be highly effective. Often, the Disability Determination Services minimizes or entirely d

The Transition From Working as a Social Security Disability Adjudicator to a Social Security Represe

My previous experience as a disability adjudicator involved adjudicating disability cases and writing ALJ decisions—which gave me an advanta

Examining the Reconsideration Level, Part 2: Quality at the Reconsideration Level—Challenges and Sol

This is Part 2 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

Understanding How to Use the Framework of the Medical-Vocational Grid Rules to Win More Cases

It’s important to know a Social Security Disability adjudicator can find the disability claimant is disabled, even if the...

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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