tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post3278118117752722433..comments2024-03-29T08:44:53.158-04:00Comments on Social Security News: New Prehearing ReviewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-46653132668846393522017-11-18T13:22:32.564-05:002017-11-18T13:22:32.564-05:00i'm confused. my status on social security sa...i'm confused. my status on social security says prehearing review. you mention prehearing case review but lots of people are saying the status always says prehearing review prior to a hearing. what would the status be if they actually decided to do this?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-7892874907120355822017-08-18T00:24:47.572-04:002017-08-18T00:24:47.572-04:00How does rep request ALJ to review? I just filed R...How does rep request ALJ to review? I just filed RFH with losting level MER.Pamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-87057373208991141442017-08-14T19:33:56.102-04:002017-08-14T19:33:56.102-04:00The simple answer is a DDS can close a case much f...The simple answer is a DDS can close a case much faster than a hearing office. DDS can close a case with a simpe notice instead of a lengthy decison. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-50892623532337837022017-08-14T15:52:04.254-04:002017-08-14T15:52:04.254-04:00I don't know much about ODAR's inner worki...I don't know much about ODAR's inner workings. Someone suggested this might be an effort to make statistics more palatable. That maybe the case. Perhaps ODAR's FF decisions take more time to write up than DDS's explanations. I don't know why they want to make these arrangements. <br /><br />I'm just saying that from a representative's perspective, this seems like a good opportunity. Now, I'm still trying to comprehend the difference between a pre-hearing review and a "remand for revised determination" ( which doesn't seem remotely as attractive ) before I go requesting anything Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749657789192685274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-4039525394581740512017-08-14T11:56:57.888-04:002017-08-14T11:56:57.888-04:00Dan: Why would you want an ALJ who thinks a case ...Dan: Why would you want an ALJ who thinks a case should be paid to remand it back to the DDS so they can reconsider it? Why not just have the ALJ pay the case. In the remand, the ALJ can't require that the DDS pay it. And as you have indicated, it "isn't too uncommon" for the DDS to make "a truly egregious error." <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-89384366269997133422017-08-13T09:23:41.492-04:002017-08-13T09:23:41.492-04:00This provision seems to require that a case be ass...This provision seems to require that a case be assigned to an ALJ before it can be used. Most of the time, in my experience, the cases are scheduled shortly after they are assigned to an ALJ. For this to work the cases would need to be assigned to an ALJ much sooner then usual. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-21983481155484405742017-08-13T05:15:59.346-04:002017-08-13T05:15:59.346-04:00"BALTIMORE NCAC MD
Pre Hearing Development...<br />"BALTIMORE NCAC MD <br /><br />Pre Hearing Development <br /> 07/20/2017"<br /><br />I have some of these (maybe) this is how they look on the AR. <br />What ALJ (per Hallix)is doing this as they are still showing up on the AR as unassigned? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-77606770940359432522017-08-12T22:34:42.418-04:002017-08-12T22:34:42.418-04:00Why wouldn't the judge just otr the case inste...Why wouldn't the judge just otr the case instead?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-21115349472211631772017-08-12T14:07:22.023-04:002017-08-12T14:07:22.023-04:00Never mind, I hadn't read section C yet. This ...Never mind, I hadn't read section C yet. This is awesome news. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749657789192685274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-51918064956824739362017-08-12T13:15:24.882-04:002017-08-12T13:15:24.882-04:00This Agency just loves its Senior Attorney Advisor...This Agency just loves its Senior Attorney Advisors, and the expertise they possess via having earned rigorous J.D. degrees and years of Agency specific experience, doesn't it? (Sarcasm). <br /><br />These cases should be going to Senior Attorney Adjudicators in the Hearings Office with the assigned ALJ - Not back to DDS. <br /><br />It is shameful Agency leadership undeniably continues to despise the Senior Attorney position, vastly underutilizes the expertise and skills of these employees, relinquishes their status to mere decision writer's, treats them unprofessionally, and now seemingly appears to prefer NOT to capitalize on the experience, skill set, and expertise of these employees once they are competitively on the ALJ Register.<br /><br />The direction Agency leadership is taking with all these recent changes is so far in the wrong direction it is mind boggling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-77623879519106963102017-08-12T12:11:08.153-04:002017-08-12T12:11:08.153-04:00This seems like a really good opportunity for clai...This seems like a really good opportunity for claimants' reps/claimants. When DDS makes a truly egregious error (which isn't too uncommon) we can ask ODAR to send the case back to DDS without worrying that the decision will come back even worse. <br /><br />My only concern would be about the claimant's spot in line for hearing scheduling being mistakenly lost if the case gets transferred back and forth. It really shouldn't though, right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749657789192685274noreply@blogger.com