SSDI ALJ hearing

[ankon1979]

I receive an appointment for a hearing for the 20140304 the appointment came with a letters requesting the presence of tow medical experts and a vocational expert. any advice on what to expect i have an attorney that only work on SS cases he told me not to worry is all good and that the judge have plenty of experience working on WW cases since in PR don't see many of them.

Office of disability adjudication and review SJ,PR

 

[Warrior644]

I receive an appointment for a hearing for the 20140304 the appointment came with a letters requesting the presence of tow medical experts and a vocational expert. any advice on what to expect i have an attorney that only work on SS cases he told me not to worry is all good and that the judge have plenty of experience working on WW cases since in PR don't see many of them.

Office of disability adjudication and review SJ,PR

Indeed from a supportive role, no worries and congratulations; please keep up the fight until receipt of expected resolutions!

Thus, I quite often comment that "possessing well-informed knowledge is truly a powerful equalizer."

Best Wishes!

 

[gsfowler]

I receive an appointment for a hearing for the 20140304 the appointment came with a letters requesting the presence of tow medical experts and a vocational expert. any advice on what to expect i have an attorney that only work on SS cases he told me not to worry is all good and that the judge have plenty of experience working on WW cases since in PR don't see many of them.

Office of disability adjudication and review SJ,PR

You do not have to provide the experts, they are basically requested by the Adminstrative Law Judge.

I posted this in another thread but here is how my hearing went:


Sat down, judge introduced herself, explained how the hearing process worked, she would preside and they would have three vocational physicians (experts) who were given my file to review, testify by phone on whether or not they felt I was able to perform substantial gainful activity (SGA).

The first doctor came on and testified that he felt that I would not have any issues performing a typical work day based upon some quotations from the bullshit Neuropsych eval I received from JBLM (when they were doing their crooked stuff). Once he finished my attorney requested that he look a a specific opinion that was in my record that was to the contrary of the JBLM eval and the judge thanked the doctor for his time and terminated the call.

She then called the second physician and he testified that I was not able to perform SGA and gave his opinion based upon facts in my medical file he received from SSA.

The judged thanked him for his time, terminated the call, looked over to me and asked if I had anything to add. I stated no and she then told me she would be awarding the SSDI and my date of award would be the last date I performed SGA for the military, and that the income I received from the military was no SGA (cited the specific rule). That was the end of the hearing.

It took me longer to type this than the actual hearing too place, I was in the courtroom maybe five minutes at most.

I think the judges already have their opinion made before the hearing begins and just need the testimony from the "experts" to seal the deal.

 

[nwlivewire]

You do not have to provide the experts, they are basically requested by the Adminstrative Law Judge.

I posted this in another thread but here is how my hearing went:


Sat down, judge introduced herself, explained how the hearing process worked, she would preside and they would have three vocational physicians (experts) who were given my file to review, testify by phone on whether or not they felt I was able to perform substantial gainful activity (SGA).

The first doctor came on and testified that he felt that I would not have any issues performing a typical work day based upon some quotations from the bullshit Neuropsych eval I received from JBLM (when they were doing their crooked stuff). Once he finished my attorney requested that he look a a specific opinion that was in my record that was to the contrary of the JBLM eval and the judge thanked the doctor for his time and terminated the call.

She then called the second physician and he testified that I was not able to perform SGA and gave his opinion based upon facts in my medical file he received from SSA.

The judged thanked him for his time, terminated the call, looked over to me and asked if I had anything to add. I stated no and she then told me she would be awarding the SSDI and my date of award would be the last date I performed SGA for the military, and that the income I received from the military was no SGA (cited the specific rule). That was the end of the hearing.

It took me longer to type this than the actual hearing too place, I was in the courtroom maybe five minutes at most.

I think the judges already have their opinion made before the hearing begins and just need the testimony from the "experts" to seal the deal.

My SSDI "Judge" had my court hearing in Portland, Oregon.

I also posted this experience on here, too (June, July, or August 2010 - can't remember exact month of posting).

Took less than 45 minutes. Got approved, but did not know outcome at time of hearing - was notified of official decision by mail 30-45 days AFTER hearing.

But it was pretty clear I had an approved case from the way the hearing testimony went from the occupational work expert. My lawyer told me at end of hearing that my case was "open and shut" - a "no-brainer".

The occupational work expert who testified in my case was someone who was paid for his time by the SSDI "court system", and he was an impartial expert. My lawyer was the only other person that asked me questions other than the Judge, who didn't really ask me any hard questions.

I did not have any telephonic calls made to Doctors in my case at all. All the information the Judge needed were in my medical/psych records I had provided to my lawyer. My lawyer's clerks made tabulated legal files for the court and they were submitted in advance to the court before my hearing date; the Judge was easily able to see I had at least two to three different doctors assessments per issue as proof already submitted to the court for her review.

nwlivewire

 

[ankon1979]

buajaja sorry for the miss interpretation on my post but yes gsfowler the judge send me a copy of the letters requesting the experts services at the hearing date obviously i cant request that
thanks.

is age a determining factor i am 34 /

 

[TSgt Twitch]

buajaja sorry for the miss interpretation on my post but yes gsfowler the judge send me a copy of the letters requesting the experts services at the hearing date obviously i cant request that
thanks.

is age a determining factor i am 34 /

Age was/is a determining factor for the original application of benefits and technically for the Judge as well, however they do not have to pay attention to it, as it is a weighted factor not an absolute rule.

I just received notice today that my judge approved my case before going to court( was supposed to be the 4th), and I am 35 (33/4 at time of initial application/denials). My evidence was overwhelming and the lawyer requested an OTR ( of the record/off the medical record) review and the judge litterarly approved it the same day he got it. I still have to wait the same timeframe as if I had gone to court )1-2 months before getting the letter of approval and 1 or so to get paid, but it was a huge weight off my shoulders. Now just gotta figure out how to get them to count all the extra monies we get as income to raise my benefit.

Good luck and if the lawyer took your case, and says it is strong, it probably is, they may not do hours upon hours of work for you, but they also do not like wasting their time.