Oversight of Social Security Continuing Reviews: Effect and Impact on Administrative Law Judges and Individual Beneficiaries : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, October 8, 1983--Santa Fe, NM. |
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... reviews Social Security disability benefits . In particular , we're e effect and the impact of these reviews on administrative d individual beneficiaries . at the first , indicate that I appreciate the ... review process which has been ( 1 )
... reviews Social Security disability benefits . In particular , we're e effect and the impact of these reviews on administrative d individual beneficiaries . at the first , indicate that I appreciate the ... review process which has been ( 1 )
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... review process which has been imposed , fact , in losing their only real source of income . e have been other ... review of Social Security disability an- Es have had a severe impact on hundreds of thousands of indi- in the country , and ...
... review process which has been imposed , fact , in losing their only real source of income . e have been other ... review of Social Security disability an- Es have had a severe impact on hundreds of thousands of indi- in the country , and ...
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... review process . The most impor- favored by many Senators for the past years is still miss- is that disability benefits should not be cut off unless the medical condition has improved . ntly unfair , in my view , to continually subject ...
... review process . The most impor- favored by many Senators for the past years is still miss- is that disability benefits should not be cut off unless the medical condition has improved . ntly unfair , in my view , to continually subject ...
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... review process t followed the letter of the law as it relates to individuals who minated by the Social Security Administration . main concern relates to the consideration of social factors in termination of eligibility for SSA benefits ...
... review process t followed the letter of the law as it relates to individuals who minated by the Social Security Administration . main concern relates to the consideration of social factors in termination of eligibility for SSA benefits ...
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... review process has not followed the letter of the law as it to individuals who were terminated by the Social Security Administra- ain concern relates to the consideration of social factors in the determina- eligibility for SSA benefits ...
... review process has not followed the letter of the law as it to individuals who were terminated by the Social Security Administra- ain concern relates to the consideration of social factors in the determina- eligibility for SSA benefits ...
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Page 132 - Conditions for reopening. A determination, revised determination, decision, or revised decision may be reopened (a) Within 12 months of the date of the notice of the initial determination, for any reason; (b) Within two years of the date of the notice of the initial determination if we find good cause, as defined in
Page 142 - continues to be disabled is squarely supported by the evidence of record. The determination by an Administrative Law Judge is characterized as supported by substanti evidence when it is based on "such relevant evidence as a reasonabl mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion." Richardson v. Perales, 402 US 389, 401 (1971).
Page 120 - PAUL FYFE AND DONNA SNYDER BEFORE THE SENATE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE, POST OFFICE AND GENERAL SERVICES I. INTRODUCTION Thank you for this opportunity to present testimony concerning the Social Security Disability retirement determination and appeals process. We work for DNA People's Legal Services, Inc., in
Page 100 - has been successful in its efforts, as evidenced by recent statistics showing a dramatic decline in the administrative law judge allowance rate in the past year and a half from 67.2 percent in mid-1982 to 51.9 percent in June 1983. I'm just interested in your view as to whether, in fact, this pressure that you somewhat described—and that's referred to here—is intimidating some of your
Page 7 - As the review continued, however, several factors combined to make the disabilities decisions more difficult. No. 1, the age of the beneficiary under review increased. No. 2, frequently, the severity of the impairment increased. No. 3, the time the beneficiary had been on the disability rolls increased. No. 4, the beneficiary had been out of the labor market for a long period of time in many cases.
Page 165 - a Federal Health Insurance program for people 65 or older and certain disabled people:
Page 141 - disability benefits can not be taken from him unless SSA provides proof of a material improvement in h condition or proof of a clear and specific error in the initial state determination of eligibility. Finnegan v. Mathews, 641 F. ; 1340 (9th
Page 93 - Mrs. Flores. Thank you. First of all, I want to say thank you for the opportunity to be able to meet you, and thank Lola Waldon for bringing me here.