Every two weeks I highlight articles of note for Social Security disability claimants and their representatives:
NOSSCR (the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives) sent out a good reminder to its members recently by email: SSA will divide the authorized fee among all appointed representatives in the same firm.
Here is an excerpt of that reminder:
When a claimant appoints more than one concurrent representative in the same firm and
Judging by the incoming phone calls, emails and requests for a case review, the New Hampshire DDS, which makes the decisions on initial applications for Social Security disability benefits and SSI, just denied a bunch of claims. For some reason, they seem to send out denial letters in batches.
If you received a denial notice
I am in a stretch of time where my local hearing offices (Portland, Maine and Manchester, New Hampshire) have scheduled only a very few hearings for my clients. Naturally, the summer season in Maine is a perfect time to have things slow down a little. Everyone can get caught up on vacation while the weather is beautiful.
The NOSSCR website has a new feature that is very useful. The site has a set of Google "search boxes," each focused only on the SSA website, or the Social Security Act, or the Regulations, or the Rulings, or the HALLEX, or the POMS, or Google Scholar. Take a look.
This is a very
75% of the visits to this site are from new visitors. For both new and returning visitors to the blog, here are a few tips to find what you are looking for and to share that informations with others.
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A characteristic of the blog format is that the most recent posts
I have written an ebook, entitled 10 Steps to Prepare for Your Social Security Disability Hearing.
I have been sharing this book with my clients, and have now added it to my law firm website. It is available to anyone as a free PDF download. There is no form to fill out; no
Every other Friday, I publish links to notable posts from the Social Security disability blogs. I am widening the net a bit, and will now link not just to posts, but also to newspaper articles and other sites of interest to Social Security disability claimants and representatives. It is a timely decision, because with the July
There is an excellent discussion of job traits versus transferable skills in Kramer v. Astrue, No. 1:10-cv-207-JAW (D. Me. March 25, 2011).
Here is the relevant excerpt (I have removed citations to the administrative record):
The administrative law judge found that the plaintiff’s past jobs as a firefighter and an emergency services dispatcher required the
Best Wishes for the Fourth of July, which falls on a Monday this year for a 3-day weekend.
Our offices will be closed for the holiday.