Higginbotham v. Barnhart, 405 F.3d 332 (5th Cir. 2005)
Mar 31, 2005OUTCOME: Remanded
The Court determined that when a Federal Court is reviewing the appeal of a disability claim, it must consider all the evidence submitted to the Social Security Administration. This includes evidence ... submitted to the Appeals Council after the Administrative Law Judge has issued his/her decision. This is very important to Claimants, especially individuals who attempted to represent themselves at a hearing and lost. This makes finding an attorney to help you much easier, since he/she can get additional medical records or opinions which were not considered by the Judge into the record and may be able to get you a new hearing.
