Are children’s cases easier to win than an adult’s case?
In reality, children’s cases are generally more difficult to win, probably due to the way in which they are evaluated. Many children’s claims involve impairments such as asthma, epilepsy, ADHD or a learning disorder. For asthma and seizure disorders, children are evaluated according to the number of documented attacks they experience during a particular time period and according to their medication usage. ADHD and learning disorders are evaluated according to the evidence presented via school records, evaluations and IQ tests, as well as by psychologists and physicians. Naturally, as time progresses, children get older, and sometimes, they their condition improves. So by the time a child has his hearing before the ALJ, sometimes he has improved to the point that he will be denied benefits.
