tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post8392512920802580030..comments2024-03-29T02:05:50.350-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Delaware ALJs Draw Media AttentionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-42985425791306146532016-03-28T21:37:02.680-04:002016-03-28T21:37:02.680-04:00Nobody is not making up their illness or sickness ...Nobody is not making up their illness or sickness I think it will be very hard to do that.when we get our paycheck money comes out before we even see our check.They take our money when they need it,so when we get sick why can't we get help when we need it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-75596661310414439502012-03-02T12:24:45.337-05:002012-03-02T12:24:45.337-05:00These stats are very old. 1132 ALJ's? End of...These stats are very old. 1132 ALJ's? End of last year there were somethinbg like 1435 ALJ's. Last year, ALJ Showalter ran at something like 3% to 5% fully favorable. She was about the lowest in the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-17124419177811620522012-03-01T12:40:01.109-05:002012-03-01T12:40:01.109-05:00The denial of the woman with scleroderma may seem ...The denial of the woman with scleroderma may seem strange to you, Charles, but none of us know what symptoms she is actually experiencing, what the medical findings are, how effective treatment has been, or what her past work has been. Just because the person sounds sympathetic in the newspaper article does not mean the ALJ was wrong to deny the case -- do not forget that the ALJ was the third person to say "NO". Maybe SSA got it wrong, but without more details, we do not know.<br /><br />The young lady with seizures and depression, two conditions that are very treatable, is not particularly sympathetic.<br /><br />Moreover, a 70% denial rate is not unrealistic. The claimant has already been denied twice by DDS before reaching the hearing level. Also, with the expansive use of senior attorneys, many of the clearly favorable or even borderline cases are paid on-the-record, leaving fewer possible pays for the ALJs to find. <br /><br />Instead of wondering why an ALJ only pays 3 out of every 10 cases, the more concerning question is how any ALJ is able to pay 7, 8, or 9 out of every 10 cases he/she hears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-4117360500370510692012-03-01T10:03:29.339-05:002012-03-01T10:03:29.339-05:00They have to justify their $162,000 salary somehow...They have to justify their $162,000 salary somehow during this economic downturn. Denials seem to be a good way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com