I have been remiss by not writing about the four – count 'em, four – new administrative law judges at the Manchester, New Hampshire hearing office. This brings the total number of judges in Manchester to eight.
The new judges are:
Each judge has an interesting background.
Two years. 300 posts. 100,000 page views. Each of these three milestones will be passed this week.
This blog is two years old. It seems like it has been much longer than that. I can hardly remember practicing Social Security disability law without this blog to guide me. The process of writing blog posts
Since the last Social Security disability blog roundup two weeks ago, my wife Joanna and I had our first child, Bridget Kathleen. She is shown above on her way home from the hospital last week. Both mother and daughter are thriving.
Here are the notable articles from the Social Security disability blogs:
Social Security classifies the physical exertion requirements of jobs as sedentary, light, medium, heavy and very heavy. See 20 C.F.R. 404.1567. Social Security gives those terms the same meaning as they have in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
The light exertional level involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with
The latest average processing time statistics for the Social Security hearing offices were distributed by NOSSCR in the March 2010 Social Security Forum, a newsletter for NOSSCR members. The average processing time for the Portland hearing office is now 357 days, just shy of one year.
Processing time runs from the date of your hearing request
The claimant is 60 years old, and has been a hospital nurse for over 25 years. Now, due to fibromyalgia, coronary disease, bilateral carpel tunnel syndrome and other impairments, she can no longer perform her past relevant work as a nurse.
DDS assessed a light exertional RFC. For a 60 year old claimant with an
A round up of notable articles from the Social Security disability blogs is published right here every other Friday:
The latest average processing time statistics have been distributed via the March NOSSCR newsletter. The average processing time for the Manchester, New Hampshire hearing office is 447 days, just shy of 15 months.
Processing time runs from the date of your hearing request to the day a decision is issued. The 447 days is an
Every now and then I encounter a case that potentially involves a claim for benefits by a disabled surviving spouse. This is a claim for disability benefits based upon the work record of the deceased spouse.
A claimant without enough quarters of coverage for Social Security disability insurance on his/her own work record