tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post7775039378608056214..comments2024-03-28T21:59:42.817-04:00Comments on Social Security News: No Peeking At The Internet While Adjudicating Disability ClaimsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-8126718350169880352013-09-05T15:15:38.129-04:002013-09-05T15:15:38.129-04:00The problem is, when they don't show up at a h...The problem is, when they don't show up at a hearing, you have to do "due diligence" to find them, and that includes looking in the jails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-18027412316478090962013-09-05T11:31:33.717-04:002013-09-05T11:31:33.717-04:00SSA already has databases and queries such as PUPS...SSA already has databases and queries such as PUPS that indicate if a claimant has been incarcerated in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-75613932639798416822013-09-04T20:37:36.169-04:002013-09-04T20:37:36.169-04:00"Peaking"? How about "peeking"..."Peaking"? How about "peeking".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-44331033522203757122013-09-04T15:35:02.653-04:002013-09-04T15:35:02.653-04:00If an Internet social sites and database sites are...If an Internet social sites and database sites are not routinely checked as part of the development of the record at each stage can it be said, today, that the record was fully developed by SSA? <br /><br />Ambush use at the SSA hearing by an unfriendly ALJ can be a problem and how to introduce such evidence into the record can have problems, even under the relaxed evidentiary rules of administrative law. <br />There is a problem with court jury members do independent Internet searches. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-40093587320616792692013-09-04T10:20:22.635-04:002013-09-04T10:20:22.635-04:00Isn't it possible that these records may be ma...Isn't it possible that these records may be material for non-medical reasons in the event that retro benefits are awarded (e.g. retro periods of felony suspension or in the case of SSI, non-payment while institutionalized?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-19458150684757651342013-09-04T03:53:04.822-04:002013-09-04T03:53:04.822-04:00quite often there are prior med recs already in Ex...quite often there are prior med recs already in Exhibit F from one (or more) correctional institution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-63859688659260078002013-09-04T00:36:17.823-04:002013-09-04T00:36:17.823-04:00Does this mean that an adjudicator can verify that...Does this mean that an adjudicator can verify that the claimant is a current inmate but not that he or she is a former inmate? <br /><br />Right - current inmate means you are trying to figure out a convict's address or ability to appear for a hearing; former inmate has no bearing on eitherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-44999531740927514572013-09-03T21:14:57.385-04:002013-09-03T21:14:57.385-04:00@ 4:50.
The policy prevents using a search engine...@ 4:50.<br /><br />The policy prevents using a search engine and social media. I don't see any discussion prohibiting going to a prisoner database.<br /><br />Not to mention that past criminal conduct will likely be part of the discussion at the hearing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-48804672365954343662013-09-03T18:38:39.278-04:002013-09-03T18:38:39.278-04:00Social media websites are not accessible from fiel...Social media websites are not accessible from field office computers, but that does not stop people from using smartphones to get info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-63208501826682850452013-09-03T16:50:11.995-04:002013-09-03T16:50:11.995-04:00So I am guessing that the 30 plus pages of local c...So I am guessing that the 30 plus pages of local criminal court charges that SSA stuck in my client's file after printing them off from the county court website probably shouldn't be in the file? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com