Who makes the reconsideration determination?
A disability examiner at the state Disability Determination Section makes the reconsideration determination. A claimant does not meet in person with a disability examiner. Under the new procedures, when adopted, a decision will be made by a Reviewing Officer, outside the state agency. This officer will be an attorney.
A disability examiner at the Disability Determination Section makes the reconsideration determination. Most of the time, the claimant does not see the disability examiner. 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 ju
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