If your request for hearing is about whether you are disabled, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) will focus on your medical condition(s) and make a decision based on the evidence in your case file. The ALJ may also call witnesses to testify. For example, the ALJ may call a medical or vocational expert to testify.

When you request a hearing with an administrative law judge (ALJ), we will schedule you to attend the hearing in one of four ways: (1) in person at one of our ofices; (2) by audio using a telephone in a private location you choose; (3) by agency video using our video equipment at one of our ofices; or (4) by online video using a personal electro...

You may request a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) if you disagree with the reconsideration determination. You may request a hearing online at www.ssa. gov/apply/appeal-decision-we-made/ request-hearing. After your hearing, the ALJ will make a …

2024年11月22日 · When you have a Social Security disability hearing, you'll go before an administrative law judge (ALJ) to make your case. The ALJs who work for the Social Security Administration (SSA) decide disability cases mainly on the weight of the medical evidence, including: statements from physicians and other healthcare providers.

2021年7月26日 · How to Get Ready for Your ALJ Hearing and Be Better Prepared. If you have an ALJ hearing, you have already had two decisions go against your case. What happens in your hearing could turn your case around and secure the SSI or SSDI you need and deserve. With so much riding on your hearing, you need to prepare.

2022年12月2日 · In my experience, you should be very respectful to the judge, address them as "your honor", don't speak unless asked to, be overly polite and articulate, etc. You should expect questions about how your daily living activities are impacted by your conditions. You should be prepared to answer how you have been surviving since you last worked.

What Is an SSDI Hearing? An SSDI hearing is a formal meeting where an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) reviews your case to determine if you qualify for disability benefits. This hearing typically occurs after your initial SSDI application and reconsideration appeal have been denied by the Social Security Administration (SSA).

When announcing the oral decision, the ALJ is required to clearly speak and enunciate so that the decision is audible and understandable by the claimant or other reviewing component, and the decision must include the case's procedural history, the ALJ’s findings and rationale, and the ultimate conclusion (see HALLEX I-2-8-19B.2.b).

2013年10月30日 · Your responses to the ALJ’s questions should provide an accurate depiction of your day-to-day life with a disability. Because you may feel overwhelmed or intimidated during your appeal hearing, we have compiled a list of tips to …

2019年12月31日 · Here are six common mistakes to avoid in order to ensure your social security disability hearing goes smoothly and that your disability claim is not called into question or outright dismissed by the ALJ. 1. Sharing Unsolicited Information. Some people have a habit of providing too much information at their disability hearing.