SIGNS YOU MAY HAVE WON YOUR DISABILITY HEARING

 SIGNS YOU MAY HAVE WON YOUR DISABILITY HEARING

If your Social Security disability claim was denied, you will usually appear before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for a personal hearing.  At the hearing, the judge will listen to you and your attorney, ask many questions, and hear from witnesses.  

 Often the judge will not announce his/her decision on the spot.

But there are certain signs that may tell you that you have won your hearing.

Here are some of the positive signs that you may have won:

1.    The judge tells your lawyer, "I think this is a grid rule case under 201.06, etc.; do you agree?"

2.  The vocational witness testifies that there is no past work and no other work that you are capable of doing.

3.  A medical expert testifies that you "meet or equal" a Listing.

4.  The judge listens to your testimony and says something like:  "I don't believe I have any questions and I don't need any testimony from the vocational witness."

5.  The judge makes some other tell-tale remark.  For example:  "Mr. Attorney, I'm going to process this decision as soon as possible because I think your client needs urgent medical attention."

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