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What Happens at a Social Security Disability Hearing
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Jennifer COUCH
What Happens at a Social Security Disability Hearing?
The judge in your Social Security disability hearing is not bound by the prior rulings in
your Social Security disability claim, which makes it an extremely important part of your...
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What Happens at a Social Security Disability Hearing?
The judge in your Social Security disability hearing is not bound by the prior rulings in
your Social Security disability claim, which makes it an extremely important part of your
disability claim process.
This is why it is helpful to have Social Security disability
representation with you throughout the Social Security disability process.
At your Social Security disability hearing—the administrative law judge (ALJ), a court
reporter, your Social Security disability representative and you will sit in a room.
Sometimes a vocational expert and/or a medical expert may be present, at the request of
the judge.
Unlike what you see on television programs, your Social Security hearing is not designed
to place you in a position to be attacked.
The focus of your hearing is informational.
The
expert witnesses are simply there to provide the judge with information.
They will not
question you without permission from the
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