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Home :: FAQ :: After Your Social Security Disability Hearing

After Your Social Security Disability Hearing

  1. Will the ALJ give me a decision immediately after my hearing?

  2. So, typically, what happens after the hearing and how will the decision be rendered?

  3. Does the ALJ’s Decision have to be in writing?

  4. Can I talk with anyone at the judge’s office while the decision is pending.

  5. How long will I usually have to wait to receive a written Order from the ALJ?

  6. What if after my case is heard by an ALJ I receive a “Notice of Decision-Unfavorable”?

  7. How many days after I receive my unfavorable or partially favorable NOTICE OF DECISION do I have to file my appeal?

  8. If I am denied my benefits, how long do I have to appeal my case to the Appeals Council?

  9. What form do I have to complete and file to do this?

  10. What does an appeal look like?

  11. Do I need to include my Social Security number on my appeal?

  12. What do you advise with actions before the appeals council?

  13. Can I submit new evidence to the Appeals Council?

  14. What grounds can a Claimant assert as the basis of error committed by the ALJ?

  15. When I think that an ALJ did not adequately consider my pain, what would be a grounds for me to assert on appeal?

  16. What if the ALJ did not consider or address the side effects of my medications on my employability?

  17. What if the ALJ fails to consider my need for medical care and treatment that will occur on a regular basis, or the absences I will probably have for this medical care or just being too sick to work a few days or more per month due to my sickness?

  18. What if I feel that the ALJ did not really pay attention to what my own doctors had to say about my illness?

  19. What if the judge disregarded the RFC form that my doctor filled out for me that I think says I am disabled?

  20. What if the Vocational Expert (Evaluator) at my hearing was never asked by the ALJ about the limitations put on my by my own doctor or that came from other doctors who either evaluated me for the SSA or reviewed my file?

  21. What if there was plenty of evidence on my behalf that outweighed the evidence that was of record against my being found disabled?

  22. I think that the ALJ called me a liar, in essence because he just did not believe my testimony and did not explain why he/she felt I was less than fully credible. How do I appeal that?

  23. What if I am indigent or without adequate funds or insurance to pay for my medical care, is that a grounds that an ALJ must consider in denying my benefits?

  24. What if the judge wrongly decided I could go back to medium work when all I can do is light work or sedentary work?

  25. What if my pain or depression prevents me from concentrating on simple one or two step tasks throughout the day, is that something the ALJ has to consider if I testify about it or my doctors have written about this and those reports are in the record?

  26. If I suffer from Obesity and it is not my primary disabling condition, must the ALJ consider the effects of obesity on my residual physical capacity in determining if I am disabled or not?

  27. If a Vocational Expert testifies in my case and says that the jobs he thinks I can do are not listed in The Dictionary of Occupational titles or are not consistent with that book, how do I appeal that?

  28. Is there anything else I should put into my appeal to The Appeals Council?

  29. Where can I get a form HA-520 so that I can file my appeal?

  30. To whom do I send my appeal?

  31. To where do I send it?