tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post8604771639625766462..comments2024-03-27T20:39:24.337-04:00Comments on Social Security News: What Is AllegedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-39670714895086282062017-12-09T17:05:55.352-05:002017-12-09T17:05:55.352-05:00What I don’t understand is why SSA leadership is n...What I don’t understand is why SSA leadership is not under the microscope for encouraging and rewarding “high production” at that hearing office—with a lopsided fully-favorable rate. If they didn’t know about the malfeasance, they certainly should have know. Where is their accountability? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-51923390388934400202013-10-09T17:53:42.161-04:002013-10-09T17:53:42.161-04:00To 8:53am:
I have seen numerous cases where DDS ig...To 8:53am:<br />I have seen numerous cases where DDS ignores medical evidence and treating doctor's opinions in file (contrary to law), and CEs are a waste of paper and doctor fees because they are so badly done. DDS routinely discounts the claimant's allegations (contrary to law). Bottom line: DDSs make many decisions without following the disability regulations. You are correct that having a medical impairment does not automatically equal being disabled according to SSA regulations, but that is not the end of the story. Attorneys can, indeed, "speak disability language" and DDSs need to listen more carefully. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-53565328365233194062013-10-09T11:44:41.079-04:002013-10-09T11:44:41.079-04:00SSI PEOPLE ARE FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN'T DO FOR TH...SSI PEOPLE ARE FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN'T DO FOR THEIRSELVES MENTAL PROBLEMS N PEOPLE THAT CAN'T WORK !!!! Understand that ..which im shure most do ..if u even try to get it without anyone of those things definitely will be denied n denied So don't waist your time...PEOPLE...THEY DO EXAMINATIONS SO NO GETTING BY IT!!! I think things should be back to normal soon as possible...the old n disabled n mental problem people need their lives...OBAMA JUST WANTS US UNDER HIS WING NIT HAPPENING...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-25824537186464932762013-10-09T08:53:52.980-04:002013-10-09T08:53:52.980-04:00This is very big, and I have never understood why ...This is very big, and I have never understood why there isn't more oversight. So many of the public have the impression that disability simply means you have a problem, and that you'll be denied the first time you apply, guaranteed. It's the general consensus to get an attorney from the get-go and they'll have you a check in 8 months or less. <br /><br />No one listens to me, a disability adjudicator, when I tell them that attorneys are more or less useless. If you're truly disabled, then you will be allowed. Some people that get denied the first time are later allowed because they are older at that point and qualify as a med-voc allowance. <br /><br />No one listens when I tell them that they don't WANT to be disabled. Disability is meant to provide assistance for those that CANNOT work because they are going to DIE in less than a year or pretty much can do nothing for themselves. Having something wrong with you does NOT qualify you for disability!! <br /><br />Attorneys seem to love to scoop up the more subjective claims and play them up to be severely disabled cases. I've also run across several that try to speak our jargon and think if they tell me it's a compassionate allowance or TERI claim, then that is what it is. Nevermind the manuals we have to go by - manuals that are several feet thick when stacked together. Nevermind the listings, and nevermind the basic rules of disability. An attorney says they are disabled; therefore, they are disabled. <br /><br />This is truly a soapbox that I could get on and stay on, but I will try to cut it short.<br /><br />Basically, we need more oversight with ALJs, attorneys need to be highly regulated, and the public needs to be re-educated as to what disability truly means and is for. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-49945997835684868512013-10-08T18:50:03.571-04:002013-10-08T18:50:03.571-04:00Dear 8:20 AM, Cristaudo is from the Philadelphia R...Dear 8:20 AM, Cristaudo is from the Philadelphia RO. How could he not have known what was going on? Why was he suddenly removed as Chief ALJ almost two years ago?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-40628242374112853512013-10-08T08:20:09.950-04:002013-10-08T08:20:09.950-04:00I watched the entire hearing. As a former (retired...I watched the entire hearing. As a former (retired, not ODAR) SSA manager I'm shocked and embarrassed for the agency. If even half of the allegations are proven true, this is huge. <br /><br />The statistical data and MI (e.g. outlier reports) were certainly available at the time to discover and stop this misconduct earlier. Who in the Philadelphia RO knew what was going on, and when did they know? When was that information passed on to HQ? <br /><br />I look forward to the agency's explanation and testimony at the next hearing. Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks from here. I suspect the agency will give the standard reply. They'll say that OIG took the lead as soon as this was discovered, and hope they can get away with that. IMO, that may not be enough this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-35241638726726250232013-10-07T21:56:28.549-04:002013-10-07T21:56:28.549-04:006:31 not speaking for Conn but most attorneys subm...6:31 not speaking for Conn but most attorneys submit opinion evidence from treating physicians. Every case has a "manufactured" opinion from non examining state agency opinion. You are right most SSDI decisions are based on manufactured evidence but mostly on the part of the Administration not attorneys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-2888477711964920432013-10-07T18:31:08.636-04:002013-10-07T18:31:08.636-04:00well, after reading this report - how does one hav...well, after reading this report - how does one have faith in the system - where ALJs are amost unaccountable - and many decisions are made on "manufactured" opinions solicited by the claimants' representative. For those who have read hearing decisions - WV is an extreme - but the practices are found in many hearing offices and by many for profit representatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-73861965219773072132013-10-07T18:26:09.462-04:002013-10-07T18:26:09.462-04:00Dr. Adkins must be the worst witness I've ever...Dr. Adkins must be the worst witness I've ever seen. And I conduct disability hearings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-10822076802161368072013-10-07T16:54:46.540-04:002013-10-07T16:54:46.540-04:00Here's a link to the Coburn report:
http://www...Here's a link to the Coburn report:<br />http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=0d1ad28a-fd8a-4aca-93bd-c7bf9543af36<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com