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Discussing Your Medical Care at the Hearing
The administrative law judge does not have expect you to have the same type of medical knowledge as a doctor; however, because you have seen doctors for your conditions, the judges often do ask about your understanding of your condition and the treatment you received. One thing you can testify…
Daily Activities
Everybody spends 24 hours per day doing something. In virtually every social security disability hearing, the claimant is asked how they spend their time on a day to day basis. Be prepared to list some specific things that you do such as watch TV, light housework, read, listen to music…
Describing Your Restrictions
Physically, the major types of restrictions involve standing, walking, sitting, bending, use of your hands and fingers, and operation of foot or leg controls. When asked about these types of activities it is better to provide specific time periods rather than general statements such as “not very long.” For example,…
Describing Your Impairments
Either the attorney or the administrative law judge will ask you about your different impairments. Be prepared to provide a general idea of when the impairment started, the general medical treatment you have received and continue to receive, and your understanding of what the future holds. When describing pain, make…
Earnings and Unemployment Benefits After Your Alleged Onset Date of Disability
Please make sure you notify your attorney if you have worked on even a part-time basis after your onset date of disability. It can be very damaging for this type of information to come out at the hearing as a surprise. If your attorney knows about this activity there are…
Work Experience
Many judges want to ask questions about the type of work you have performed for the 15 years prior to the onset date of your disability. This is important information needed to evaluate whether you can return to any of your previous work or have any transferrable skills that would…
Questioning at the Hearing
Most administrative law judges want to know your name, address, age, education, work experience, impairments, physical and mental limitations, daily activities and your understanding about your medical care. In most cases, your description of your daily activities and the way they are limited because of your disabling conditions is the…
Scheduling the Hearing
Fortunately, social security hearings are scheduled on a specific day and time. This means you usually do not have to wait around for hours and hours for your case to be called. However, this also means that the Social Security Administration judges do not like continue cases to a later…
Getting Ready for a Hearing
It is important that you meet with your attorney prior to the hearing so that you can go over the types of questions you will be asked and the information the judges will be interested in receiving from you. It is not necessary to dress up for the hearing, clean,…
Social Security Disability Hearing
A social security disability hearing is different from other types of court proceedings. There is no jury, the cases are decided by administrative law judges who work for the federal government. There is also no lawyer present representing the government, which means the judge serves both those roles. The hearings…
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