Monthly Archives: April 2013

OBTAINING THOSE CRITICAL MEDICAL RECORDS

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Melissa Buckley

At the threshold of every Social Security disability case are the medical records. Even the most sympathetic examiner or ALJ  needs the medical evidence to estabilish an applicant’s disability. Social Security has an obligation to develop the file (the “record”), by obtaining … Continue reading →

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OPEN LETTER FROM FORMER COMMISSIONERS OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Melissa Buckley

NPR recently aired a piece called, “Unfit for Work: The Startling Rise of Disability in America”. In response to the piece aired on NPR, eight former Commissioners of Social Security have written an open letter, defending yet another attack on the … Continue reading →

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Dear Administrative Law Judge:

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Melissa Buckley

For many months, correspondence to the ALJ assigned to hear a case, had to be addressed, “Dear Administrative Law Judge.” Why was it not addressed to the Judge by name? Social Security had adopted a policy of keeping secret the … Continue reading →

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