The North Carolina State Bar has posted a list of topics covered on the examination they gave in November 2006 to applicants to become certified as Social Security Disability Law specialists. The list appears below. The NC State Bar is the only state bar so far which has certified specialists in Social Security Disability Law. The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) also certifies specialists in Social Security Disability Law, although no state other than Tennessee fully accepts the NBTA Social Security Disability Law certification, to the best of my knowledge.
* Missed by 25% or more of test takers
** Missed by 50% or more of test takers
*** Missed by 75% or more of test takers
Where an issue was presented in more than one question, the asterisk or asterisks shown reflect the question that was most frequently missed.
1/3 reduction rule*
Age as factor in disability determination
Alcoholism
Ambulate effectively
Amending alleged onset date**
Appeal of partially favorable decision***
Appeal deadline closely approaching**
Appealable decisions**
Bipolar disorder*
Burden of proof**
Chances of success at various levels of review
Childhood listings*
Close transference of skills*
Closed period cases
COBRA**
Computation of title II benefits
Computing date last insured**
Consultative examinations
Correction of Title II computation errors
Correction of Title XVI computation errors
Court remands
Cross examination of VE***
Death of claimant
Dependent benefits
Diabetes
Disabled widow and widower benefits
Disabled adult child benefits***
Diseases treated by various medical specialties
EAJA*
Effect of receipt of unemployment insurance benefits
Equaling listings*
Erosion of occupational base***
Escalation of claim*
Ethical issues in representing incompetent client**
Exertional and non-exertional impairments
Expedited decisions***
Factors that determine prospects for success of disability claimant**
Failure of claimant to appear for hearing**
Family relationships**
Fee agreement process
Fee petition process
Fees in termination cases
Fibromyalgia
Filing new claim at same time as appeal
Fully insured status
Good cause*
Grid regulations
Hearing continuance
Impairment related work expenses
Interim benefits
Listings*
Medical abbreviations
Medical terminology
Medicare eligibility***
Medicare Part B
Medicare only claims**
Medicine
NC Teachers and State Employees Retirement System, relationship to Social Security benefits*
Non-exertional impairments**
Not severe impairments
Obtaining medical evidence***
On record decisions**
Overpayment of attorney fee*
Overpayments
Passalong provision (Pickle people)***
Past relevant work
Period of disability
Post hearing interrogatories
Procedure on remand from Federal Court*
Protective filing dates***
Recognizing failure to file all appropriate claims***
Recognizing ethical issues in Social Security practice**
Re-entitlement period**
Reopening based upon mental incompetence*
Reopening based upon new and material evidence
Representative payee*
Res judicata and collateral estoppel***
Retroactive Medicare coverage
Retroactive effect of Title II claim
Return to work while claim pending**
RFC
RFC between two ranges of work**
Rulings**
Schizophrenia***
Sentence 4 versus sentence 6 remands*
Sequential evaluation
SGA
Social Security abbreviations
Spotting signs of retardation or mental illness**
SSI resources
SSI transfer of assets
SSI child disability
SSI benefits effective date
SSI -- requirement to file all other claims**
Subsidized employment*
Surviving divorced spouse benefits***
Sustained work activity
Transferability of skills
Trial Work Period*
Unsuccessful Work Attempts *
VA decisions**
VE qualifications***
Waiting period for Title II benefits
Withdrawing from representing claimant
Workers compensation offset, including issues raised by clincher agreements**
Worn out worker rule
2006 Social Security Disability Exam Topics To Help Prepare For The 2007 Exam
Asterisks appear beside many of the topics. These asterisks signify topics that were problematic for those taking the 2006 examination. Below is an explanation of the asterisks.* Missed by 25% or more of test takers
** Missed by 50% or more of test takers
*** Missed by 75% or more of test takers
Where an issue was presented in more than one question, the asterisk or asterisks shown reflect the question that was most frequently missed.
1/3 reduction rule*
Age as factor in disability determination
Alcoholism
Ambulate effectively
Amending alleged onset date**
Appeal of partially favorable decision***
Appeal deadline closely approaching**
Appealable decisions**
Bipolar disorder*
Burden of proof**
Chances of success at various levels of review
Childhood listings*
Close transference of skills*
Closed period cases
COBRA**
Computation of title II benefits
Computing date last insured**
Consultative examinations
Correction of Title II computation errors
Correction of Title XVI computation errors
Court remands
Cross examination of VE***
Death of claimant
Dependent benefits
Diabetes
Disabled widow and widower benefits
Disabled adult child benefits***
Diseases treated by various medical specialties
EAJA*
Effect of receipt of unemployment insurance benefits
Equaling listings*
Erosion of occupational base***
Escalation of claim*
Ethical issues in representing incompetent client**
Exertional and non-exertional impairments
Expedited decisions***
Factors that determine prospects for success of disability claimant**
Failure of claimant to appear for hearing**
Family relationships**
Fee agreement process
Fee petition process
Fees in termination cases
Fibromyalgia
Filing new claim at same time as appeal
Fully insured status
Good cause*
Grid regulations
Hearing continuance
Impairment related work expenses
Interim benefits
Listings*
Medical abbreviations
Medical terminology
Medicare eligibility***
Medicare Part B
Medicare only claims**
Medicine
NC Teachers and State Employees Retirement System, relationship to Social Security benefits*
Non-exertional impairments**
Not severe impairments
Obtaining medical evidence***
On record decisions**
Overpayment of attorney fee*
Overpayments
Passalong provision (Pickle people)***
Past relevant work
Period of disability
Post hearing interrogatories
Procedure on remand from Federal Court*
Protective filing dates***
Recognizing failure to file all appropriate claims***
Recognizing ethical issues in Social Security practice**
Re-entitlement period**
Reopening based upon mental incompetence*
Reopening based upon new and material evidence
Representative payee*
Res judicata and collateral estoppel***
Retroactive Medicare coverage
Retroactive effect of Title II claim
Return to work while claim pending**
RFC
RFC between two ranges of work**
Rulings**
Schizophrenia***
Sentence 4 versus sentence 6 remands*
Sequential evaluation
SGA
Social Security abbreviations
Spotting signs of retardation or mental illness**
SSI resources
SSI transfer of assets
SSI child disability
SSI benefits effective date
SSI -- requirement to file all other claims**
Subsidized employment*
Surviving divorced spouse benefits***
Sustained work activity
Transferability of skills
Trial Work Period*
Unsuccessful Work Attempts *
VA decisions**
VE qualifications***
Waiting period for Title II benefits
Withdrawing from representing claimant
Workers compensation offset, including issues raised by clincher agreements**
Worn out worker rule
No comments:
Post a Comment