Social Security Consultative Exams
Jul 24, 2013
You may have been scheduled for an exam with Social Security. This is at no cost to you. It is very important you attend this exam. This may be an exam to test your cognitive/mental abilities. It could...
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Adult IQ scores to demonstrate IQ before age 22 in Social Security and SSI Disability Hearings
Jul 24, 2013
Section 12.05 of the Listing of Impairments requires an onset of the required IQ as a juvenile. Often, the only evidence is an adult WAIS test. Administrative Law Judges will deny the claim, stating (i...
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The use of Global Assessment of Functioning Scores in Social Security determinations
Jul 24, 2013
An ALJ will sometimes use aGlobal Assessment of Functioning(GAF)score to deny benefits in mental health cases.
However, the Social Security Administration does not rely upon GAF scores and they do not ...
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Opinions of acceptable medical sources in Social Security Disability hearings
Jul 24, 2013
Administrative Law judges try to deny cases from any number of reasons. One excuse they use is that the opinion is not from an "acceptable medical source", that is, from a PhD or M.D. However, the reg...
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Compliance with Medical Treatment in Social Security and SSI Disability Benefit Hearings
Jul 24, 2013
An ALJwillsometimes attack a Social Security claimant's credibilityby alleging there is afailure to take medications or pursue medical treatment.Sometimes, this issimply a false allegation. Social Sec...
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