WHY DOES THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION’S (SSA) DISABILITY ADJUDICATION SERVICES (DAS) NOT USE THE DATE OF FILING OF AN APPLICATON OR RECONSIDERATION APPEAL TO DETERMINE WHEN THE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CASE IS ASSIGNED TO AN ADJUDICATOR? Pre-Covid-19, initial or reconsideration…
SSA issued an emergency transmittal for orthopedic conditions given the challenges social security disability claimants had in receiving medical treatment for orthopedic conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Law Office of Kathleen M Flynn, LLC www.kathleenflynnlaw.com had many clients who…
So happy to hear that Social Security Administration District Offices, ie Field Offices are reopening this Thursday, April 7th! https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp The Social Security Administration has tried to merge 3 phone systems from Field Offices, Office of Hearings and Operations and…
On January 14, 2022, the Social Security Administration (SSA) https://www.ssa.gov and the Association of Administrative Law Judges reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). According to NOSSCR, “ALJs covered by the union can volunteer to hold in-person hearings beginning on May…
In August 2021, the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Kilolo Kijakazi, announced 12 New Compasssionate Allowances (see my earlier blogs for a list of other Compassionate allownce cases) to add to a list of 254 conditions. This…
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in October 2020, the Social Security Administration’s Office of Hearings and Operations (OHO) had put a moratorium on dismissals of social security disability hearings (SSI, SSDI/DIB, Widow/Widower's, DAC etc. applications) by Administrative Law Judges (ALJs).…
At the end of March 2020 due to Covid-19, the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of Hearings and Operations (OHO) moved from in person hearings to telephone hearings at the Atlanta downtown OHO, Covington OHO, Alpharetta OHO, Savannah OHO, Macon…
During the COVID-19 pandemic from April 10, 2020 until further notice, SSA is NOT acting on the following cases based upon NOSSCR’s June 2020 newsletter. https://nosscr.org: 1. Medical Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) -This is good news for any adult or…