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Home :: FAQ :: Issues - Social Security Disability Hearing

Will I have to testify about my education?

Yes.  Expect to be asked what is the highest grade you completed in school?, when you graduated, if you received a GED, why did you leave school or if you went to any special schools.  For example, did you ever attend any SLD, Learning Disabled, trade, vocational school or vocational program and If so, what type of program, where, when and for what skills. You may also be asked if you can you read and understand the newspaper, what part of the newspaper do you read and if you have to reread sections to understand to comprehend or remember what you read.  You may also be asked if you write and do you ever write letters or if you have ever kept the financial records on your family, take care of a checking account and can you add, subtract, multiply, divide and can you make change.

You may also be asked if you experience pain or loss of concentration due to pain and if you have difficult time remembering what you read or can you only read for short periods of time.  If English is not your primary language you will probably be asked if you only read non-English.