We recently had a fully favorable decision that prompts me to write about disability among younger individuals 45-49 years old. In cases where younger individuals are claiming disability, there is a silent presumption against finding them disabled because of their age. It is just presumed that young people can work. […]
I have been asked about how many claims an ALJ (Administrative Law Judge) disposes of on a regular basis. Typically, an ALJ will dispose of 2 to 3 cases per day. Notably, Senior Attorneys who assist the ALJs in deciding cases decided 18,625 cases in 2013 but disposed of only […]
9/17/15 Forgive my absence for the past week or so. I have been recuperating from an illness. I picked up a bug while traveling and it took me out of the office for a while. News is out about processing times at ODAR. The number of claims at the hearing […]
Unfortunately, I cannot sugar coat this. Acceptance rates at the initial stages of applying for Social Security Disability are very low nationwide. Any Google search will confirm what I am about to tell you. The average wait time for a hearing in this general Tampa Bay jurisdiction is 580 days. There […]