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What steps need to be taken to go before an Administrative Law Judge at the Hearing?

Under 20 CFR §§ 404.935 and 416.1435, claimants have an existing duty to submit additional evidence with a Request for Hearing or within 10 days of submitting the request. Therefore, the SSA encourages all representatives to review the file and submit evidence as early in the hearing process as possible. Do not wait until the case is scheduled to submit evidence. ODAR is aggressively screening cases for potential “on the record” situations and updated evidence is helpful in identifying cases that may be reversed without the need for a hearing. At the same time, they also encourage representatives to be mindful of hearing office resources required to burn CDs, and ask that representatives not request excess copies of CDs.