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		<title>How Your Treating Doctor Can Help Your Disability Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your treating doctor can provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) with important information about your medical condition that can be obtained from no one else. Your doctor is in a unique position to offer an opinion about your condition because he or she has monitored your condition over time. Your doctor can provide more insight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Does the Social Security Administration Determine Whether or Not You Are Capable of Working?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social Security says you are disabled if: (1) your medical impairments prevent you from performing any job you’ve done in the past 15 years; and (2) there aren’t many other jobs you are capable of doing, considering your age, education and work experience. In determining whether there aren’t many other jobs you could do, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What You Need To Know About Testifying at a Social Security Disability Hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you follow some basic guidelines, you should be in good shape: 1. Tell the truth. 2. Share all of the relevant facts and details. 3. Give specific dates and time periods, when possible; if you can’t remember, give an approximation. 4. Be prepared. Above all else, tell the truth. If the judge thinks you’re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Prove that Mental Limitations Affect Your Ability to Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have mental limitations that interfere with your ability to work.  In a determination of your Social Security disability claim, it is important to show specifically what limitations you have.  You may be asked about your ability to do the following: Make decisions; Understand, recall, and execute instructions; Respond to supervisors, co-workers, and usual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do You Prove that Your Pain is Disabling?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people who apply for Social Security disability benefits cannot work because of chronic pain.  If you suffer from chronic pain you must be able to clearly describe the pain at your disability hearing.  Are your symptoms a source of constant, never-ending pain and discomfort or do they stop and start? Are they worse during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Describing Your Symptoms: A Crucial Part of Your Social Security Disability Claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How will you respond when a judge asks, “Why can’t you work?” It’s not enough just to name your condition when others with the same medical “label” are still able to work. Remember that Social Security defines “disabled” as meaning that you cannot work because of the limitations that your medical and/or psychiatric conditions cause.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of the Administrative Law Judge in Your Social Security Disability Claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social Security disability hearings are conducted by an administrative law judge (ALJ). Even though ALJs conduct hearings in a less formal manner than a courtroom judge, you should pay them the same degree of respect. It is the ALJ’s job to render an independent decision on your entitlement to disability benefits. This decision should not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If I am Denied Disability Benefits by the Administrative Law Judge can I appeal?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Christie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applying for Social Security disability benefits can be a long and confusing process. The Social Security Administration, or SSA, denies the majority of disability benefits during the initial stages of review. Therefore, disability applicants should appeal the disability benefit denial throughout the various stages of appeal. If the SSA denied your application for disability benefits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Can I Expect at a Social Security Disability Appeal Hearing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Christie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no standardized format for Social Security Disability appeals hearings, and, as a result, each administrative law judge conducts his or her hearing a little differently. However, the Social Security Administration does require that certain things always happen at administrative law judge hearings. All administrative law judges must begin the hearing with an opening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Cause for Late Social Security Disability Appeals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Christie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing that I emphasize in all of my Social Security disability seminars and with my clients is that the appeal of an unfavorable decision must be filed within the 60 day deadline.  If you miss the deadline then you have to start all over again from the beginning, unless the Social Security Administration (SSA) [...]]]></description>
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