In the past 15 years, under great pressure from Congress and others, the Social Security Administration has aggressively pursued efforts to reduce the notoriously long backlogs of pending requests for Social Security disability appeals and hearings. This project involved the hiring of additional administrative law judges and staff, the transition to electronic case management systems and upgraded computerization, a more frequent … Read More
Social Security Disability Appeals and Partially Favorable Decisions
There are four possible dispositions of a Social Security Disability case after an Administrative Law Judge hearing. Those four options are: Dismissal: A claim can be dismissed for technical reasons with no consideration of the medical merits of the case. For example, this might happen if a social security disability appeal was not filed in a timely manner and there … Read More