Remand Policy

From a recent Bulletin issued by Social Security's Chief Administrative Law Judge:

Remands of service area realignment cases in which the hearing office servicing the claimant’s address has changed since the initial hearing will remain at the servicing hearing office and will not be transferred to the hearing office of the ALJ who heard the case. ...

Remanded cases returning to the hearing office servicing the claimant’s current residence address which were heard in another hearing office as a result of a permanent case transfer, will be heard by an ALJ in the servicing hearing office.

I was under the impression that this was always the policy. It is good to see it in writing, however.