tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post8305405246518126919..comments2024-03-29T08:44:53.158-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Yesterday's Oversight HearingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-67222068973607564282013-11-21T11:11:04.215-05:002013-11-21T11:11:04.215-05:00Charles is absolutely right re: the changes in the...Charles is absolutely right re: the changes in the American job market in relation to cognitive abilities. I'm a decision writer and consider myself fairly down-the-middle in my view of cases, but I'm frustrated by the number of step 5 denials I'm asked to write based upon VE testimony that's just plain dumb. I know they're providing testimony under the existing framework, so my problem is with the framework, not the VEs. Mockery of the DOT is pretty common in our office, even among some judges...and among most writers. I'm eager to have a better system in place, including modernized and reliable occupational data, but I agree that the regs need to be adjusted to correspond to the data, not vice versa. It isn't surprising that they're taking that tack, but it is disappointing.<br /><br />Separately, it's good to hear that the hearing was conducted professionally. Clearly doesn't happen enough, and in my view, both parties are to blame for that pissy state of affairs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-55722421800897458662013-11-21T09:13:40.905-05:002013-11-21T09:13:40.905-05:00We've had a VE testify that a security monitor...We've had a VE testify that a security monitor job can be performed by someone who can lift no weight. Zero, nada. Not a file, a mouse, a pen.<br /><br />Yes, people in wheelchairs work. A fair number of the wheelchair bound, particuarly those with congenital conditions, are more mobile than those with extreme wtanding / walking limitations.<br /><br />JustinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-88957890109631314482013-11-20T16:52:04.544-05:002013-11-20T16:52:04.544-05:00I guess I should have been more clear. find me a V...I guess I should have been more clear. find me a VE who will cite jobs in the DOT that can be performed with a stand/walk limitation of 0. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-71128312141338929632013-11-20T16:04:04.856-05:002013-11-20T16:04:04.856-05:00one isn't automatically disabled if he has a r...one isn't automatically disabled if he has a residual functional capacity for less than sedentary exertion. please brush up on SSR 96-9p among others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-46858361089250018472013-11-20T14:54:36.504-05:002013-11-20T14:54:36.504-05:00People in wheelchairs are mostly receiving specifi...People in wheelchairs are mostly receiving specific accommodations under the ADA, too. It would be stupid to create a "category" to cover, under a grid, the minuscule number of less than sedentary workers who can do and sustain work in a competitive environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-70151285844424274072013-11-20T13:55:37.556-05:002013-11-20T13:55:37.556-05:00what really needs to be done is to create a job ca...what really needs to be done is to create a job category for people limited to less than sedentary. <br /><br />There are millions of jobs out there currently where you literally sit all day with a standing/walking requirement of zero minutes. But under SSA, if you can't stand/walk for 2 hours, you are by definition disabled. This is so bogus. People in wheelchairs work all the time. Make a catergory that lists jobs for people who are perfectly capable of working where they can sit all dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com