Florida Social Security Disability

ODAR in Orlando sent 255 informal remands out last week.  Although we do not know which claims were sent for remand, I would expect that the disability examiners at Disability Determination Services (DDS) will contact us if they need additional information.
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There is a new Administrative Law Judge assigned to Orlando.  Her name is Pamela Houston and ODAR expects that she will begin holding hearings in late August or September.
If you have questions about your Social Security Disability Claim, Cross Examination of Medical Experts or In-House Lawyer and Paralegal seminars, please call us at […]

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The May 2009 Newsletter is now available online; to find out the latest or register for notification of the current newsletter visit social security at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/newsletter/. 
If you have questions about your Social Security Disability Claim, Cross Examination of Medical Experts or In-House Lawyer and Paralegal seminars, please call us at 352-629-0480 […]

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On May 12, the 2009 Social Security Trustees Annual Report to Congress was released.
In the 2009 Annual Report to Congress, the Trustees announced:

The projected point at which tax revenues will fall below program costs comes in 2016 — one year sooner than the estimate in last year’s report.

The projected point […]

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The hearing office has received many requests from the hearing office in Denver to provide cases for potential on-the record (OTR) decisions.  The Orlando ODAR office is currently sending some on the record requests that attorneys have sent for consideration.
Additionally, the Orlando office is extremely pleased because there has […]

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If you have questions about your Social Security Disability Claim, Cross Examination of Medical Experts or In-House Lawyer and Paralegal seminars, please call us at 352-629-0480 for a free consultation. We invite you to visit us on the web.

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Kari Beebee,  is a senior attorney advisor at the Orlando Office of Disability Adjudication and Review.  She is in charge of reviewing cases for potential approval without hearings.  While she does not review all cases, she does review those requests made by representatives asking for on the record decisions (OTRs).  She […]

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Title II and SSI beneficiaries are statutorily barred from receiving benefits if they are “fleeing to avoid prosecution.” The SSI bar has been in effect since 1996 and the Title II bar since 2005. In implementing these provisions, SSA has used an overly broad definition of the term “fleeing,” as set […]

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Bad news for those of you who have been to a hearing in front of an Administrative Law judge in the Orlando district.  ODAR Orlando currently has a “huge writing backlog.”  Decisions have been assigned, but they are pending writing.  Hearing Office Director Karen James announced that several new writers have […]

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Ms. James (Hearing Office Director in Orlando) reported that in accordance with instructions by the Commissioner of Social Security, the office has been sending selected hearing files to Disability Determination Services (DDS) for review.
These cases have been classified as “informal remands.”  She stated that there is not currently a system that allows […]

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