One of the most mysterious, misunderstood, and also flawed parts of the disability determination process is the vocational assessment. When people come out of an appeal hearing in front of an administrative law judge the first question to their attorney is usually how did it go or how did I do. The second question is very often who was the person what were they saying and they said I could do what? They are referring to the vo...

A lot of people don't like to talk about their weight. This includes in front of strangers. However, if you have an appeal hearing in front of a Social Security Administrative Law Judge they will definitely ask your height and weight. They do this because under the law if you are classified as obese they must take that into consideration when determining what physical functions you can and cannot do and for how long you can or...

You Should Be Able to Answer Yes to All of these Questions Before Applying for Social Security Disability If Your Claim is Primarily or Significantly Based on Your Mental Illness

Mental Illness is one of the more complicated areas of Social Security Disability Law. The Social Security Administration takes many factors into consideration. While every case is unique these are some of the most basic questions that Social Security...