What are my chances of winning at the reconsideration?
Statistically, only about 1 out of 10 claimants wins at the reconsideration level. Do I have to go through a reconsideration? If you want to appeal a denial of Social Security disability benefits, you have to go through a reconsideration. What is the Social Security hearing like? The hearings are fairly informal. The only people likely to be there are the judge, a secretary operating a recording device, the claimant, the claimant’s attorney, and anyone else the claimant has brought with him or her. In some cases, the Administrative Law Judge has a medical doctor or vocational expert present to testify at the hearing. There is no jury, nor are there any spectators at the hearing. There is no attorney at the hearing representing Social Security trying to get the judge to deny the disability claim. What are my chances of winning at a hearing? Statistically, over half of the claimants who have a Social Security disability hearing win. If the Administrative Law Judge denies my claim, can I
