Disability Blog Roundup – January

By Gordon Gates on January 20, 2012

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Every other Friday, I publish links to notable articles regarding Social Security disability law:

WHAT EXPLAINS VARIATION IN DISABILITY APPLICATION RATES ACROSS STATES? by Norma Coe, Kelly Haverstick, Alicia Munnell, and Anthony Webb
Severe Impairment in Social Security Disability Cases – Parker-Grose v. Astrue by Insler & Hermann
Does My VA Doctor Have to Complete My Social Security Disability or LTD Form? by John Tucker
DDS Agencies: a Culture of "No" by Gordon Gates
Those annual Social Security statements still aren't online, as Commissioner Michael Astrue promised by Brent Hunsberger

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Gordon Gates specializes in Social Security disability law, and he handles claims at every level of the Social Security disability claim process. He assists clients…

Gordon Gates specializes in Social Security disability law, and he handles claims at every level of the Social Security disability claim process. He assists clients with initial applications for disability benefits, with appeals of denied claims, and with hearings by an administrative law judge.

Gordon has successfully appealed unfavorable administrative law judge decisions the Social Security Appeals Council and to U.S. District Court (District of Maine) to have those claims remanded for new hearings.

Gordon attended Maine Maritime Academy and Tulane University Law School. At Tulane, he served as Senior Articles Editor of the Tulane Law Review and graduated magna cum laude. He was admitted to practice law in Maine in 1991. Since 2005, he has concentrated his law practice on Social Security disability and SSI cases.

Gordon is the publisher of Social Security Disability Lawyer, a nationally-read legal blog. He presented at the Fall 2010 conference of National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) on the topic of Writing Hearing Briefs for the ALJ.

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