May 23, 2007

Re-Recon?

My initial interpretation of what I heard Commissioner Astrue say was that re-recon was not on the table. However, Astrue's written statement is now available and he has this to say in the written statement:
In addition, we will screen our oldest cases using profiles developed by the Office of Quality Performance to identify cases where there may be a high probability that an allowance can be issued on the record without a hearing. During my visits to hearing offices in Atlanta and Boston, many employees expressed their belief that cases that were initially denied because an applicant did not meet the durational definition of a disability could, at this stage in the process, now meet the time requirements associated with our programs. If true, we could make a significant impact on our backlog. This screening initiative will begin next month.
This sounds a lot like re-recon.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Not a re-recon. Still requires alj approval and signature--as if it would be declined.