I just received an Appeals Council decision vacating an unfavorable ALJ decision and remanding the claim for a new hearing. The Appeals Council did the right thing.
This was an unusual case, because there was a obvious error in the judge's unfavorable decision. The judge's decision reasoned that, since the claimant had no records of mental…
If your disability claim is denied after a hearing with an administrative law judge, you have the right to request review of that denial by the Social Security Appeals Council. The appeal must be taken within 60 days of the date of the ALJ’s unfavorable decision. You can read more about the Appeals Council review…
The Appeals Council is now connected to Social Security’s electronic system. So now it is possible to check on the status of an Appeals Council request for review at the local Social Security office.
I checked on the cases I have at the Appeals Council from the Saco, Maine office this week. It took…
