| TOPICS - "E" |
|
Mo. | Pg. | Year |
EDUCATION
 |
| Continuation of Benefits After Disability Has Ceased |
| AUG | 3 | 2003 |
| NOSSCR Comments on Education and Past Work Proposed Rules |
| SEP | 20 | 2003 |
| Federal Register Update: Work report receipts, payment of
benefits for trial work period after fraud conviction,
SSI Student earned income exclusion and expansion
of DAC reentitlement period - proposed rules |
| OCT | 6 | 2005 |
ELECTRONIC DISABILITY PROCESS (eDIB)
 |
| SSA Goes Digital: Technology Update - Digital recording of
hearings; Electronic disability folder "eDIB"; Expansion
of video teleconferencing; SSI wage reporting by phone
and Internet |
| JAN | 5 | 2003 |
| Commissioner Testifies on Her Service Delivery Plan |
| JUL | 1 | 2003 |
| Commissioner Announces Plan to Reform the Disability
Claims Process |
| SEP | 1 | 2003 |
| GAO Questions Automation of Disability Claims Process (SSA:
Subcommittee Questions Concerning Efforts to Automate
the Disability Claims Process, GAO-03-1113R (Sept. 5, 2003) |
| SEP | 7 | 2003 |
| Commissioner's Testimony before the House Committee on
Ways and Means (Sept. 25, 2003) |
| SEP | 10 | 2003 |
| Electronic Folder Update |
| OCT | 1 | 2003 |
| Disability Claims Process Proposal: An Update |
| DEC | 1 | 2003 |
| SSA Begins Implementation of eDIB |
| JAN | 4 | 2004 |
| New POMS Address eDIB Internet Intake Process |
| FEB | 7 | 2004 |
| Is AeDIB Implementation Moving Too Fast? |
| APR | 8 | 2004 |
| File Applications Over the Internet! |
| APR | 9 | 2004 |
| NOSSCR Responds to the Commissioner's Plan |
| MAY | 1 | 2004 |
| Attestation Equals Signature for Electronic Records |
| MAY | 13 | 2004 |
| Electronic Folder Project Moves Forward |
| JUL | 1 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor: Re: AeDIB hearings |
| OCT | 2 | 2004 |
| Excerpts from Letter regarding AeDIB hearings |
| OCT | 4 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor, Re: Digital recording |
| NOV | 2 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor, Re: Electronic folder hearing |
| DEC | 2 | 2004 |
| GAO Recommends Improvements to Increase Usefulness of
Electronic Data in SSA Disability Programs (SSA's
Disability Programs: Improvements Could Increase the
Usefulness of Electronic Data for Program Oversight,
GAO-05-100R (Dec. 10, 2004)) |
| DEC | 3 | 2004 |
| Electronic Folder Update |
| MAR | 1 | 2005 |
| Reopenings and Electronic Folder Processing |
| JUN | 21 | 2005 |
| Have You Had An Electronic Folder Hearing? |
| JUN | 21 | 2005 |
| SSA Online: What's New? |
| JUL | 4 | 2005 |
| Video Hearings: What Rights Do Claimants Have? |
| AUG | 1 | 2005 |
| The Proposed Changes to the Claims Process: What's Next?
Is eDIB Implementation Proceeding on Schedule? |
| OCT | 1 | 2005 |
| Proposed Changes to the Claims Process: Electronic Disability
Claims Processing: (SSA Is Proceeding with Its Acceleration
Systems Initiatives But Needs to Address Operational Issues,
GAO -05-97 (Sept. 2005)) |
| OCT | 5 | 2005 |
| Practice Tip: SSA online services (at www.ssa.gov) for beneficiaries |
| NOV | 2 | 2005 |
| Electronic Folder with Adobe® Acrobat® Professional:
Miscellaneous Tips |
| NOV | 12 | 2005 |
| SSA Now Issuing Receipts for Work Reports Through "eWork" |
| FEB | 4 | 2006 |
| Protective Filing Date and the Internet |
| APR | 10 | 2006 |
| Filing Records Electronically with SSA |
| JUL | 6 | 2006 |
| Letter from William Taylor on duplicate hearing recording format |
| SEP | 6 | 2006 |
| Local ODAR eDIB Training: Questions and Answers |
| NOV | 14 | 2006 |
| Electronic Folder and Video Hearings Survey |
| DEC | 12 | 2006 |
ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
 |
| Listings Update: Proposed Rule: Visual Disorders; Seeking
Advance Comments: Endocrine Disorders |
| AUG | 2 | 2005 |
EPILEPSY
 |
| Barnett v. Barnhart, 381 F.3d 664 (7th Cir. 2004) |
| NOV | 16 | 2004 |
| Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Four Listings
(Language and speech disorders, Hearing impairments,
Neurological impairments, Respiratory system disorders) |
| APR | 14 | 2005 |
| SSA Holds Forum on Revisions to Neurological Listings |
| AUG | 9 | 2005 |
| Boiles v. Barnhart, 395 F.3d 421 (7th Cir. 2005) |
| DEC | 16 | 2006 |
| TOPICS - "F" | |
Mo. | Pg. | Year |
FATIGUE
 |
| Practice Tip: Fatigue |
| JAN | 9 | 2006 |
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
 |
| International Conference on Dual Diagnosis |
| MAY | 14 | 2006 |
FIBROMYALGIA
 |
| Black v. Barnhart, 237 F.Supp.2d 1099 (S.D.Iowa 2002) |
| JUN | 21 | 2003 |
| Marshall v. Barnhart, 228 F.Supp.2d 938 (S.D.Iowa 2002) |
| JUL | 24 | 2003 |
| Focus: Establishing Disablity Based on Fibromyalgia |
| MAR | 11 | 2004 |
FORMER WORK
 |
| Quigley v. Barnhart, 224 F.Supp.2d 357 (D. Mass. 2002) |
| JAN | 28 | 2003 |
| Supreme Court Will Hear Step 4 Case
(Thomas v. Barnhart, 294 F.3d 568 (3rd Cir. 2002) |
| FEB | 3 | 2003 |
| Gotz v. Barnhart, 207 F.Supp.2d 886 (E.D.Wis. 2002) |
| FEB | 30 | 2003 |
| New Regulations Impact Past Work and RFC Assessments |
| SEP | 1 | 2003 |
| NOSSCR Comments on Education and Past Work Proposed Rules |
| SEP | 20 | 2003 |
| Supreme Court Update: Barnhart v. Thomas (Argued) |
| OCT | 13 | 2003 |
| Supreme Court Upholds "Not Disabled" Finding Where Past
Work Is Obsolete (Barnhart v. Thomas) |
| NOV | 1 | 2003 |
| Practical Implications of the Thomas Decision:
Back to Step-Four Basics |
| NOV | 5 | 2003 |
| Henderson v. Barnhart, 349 F.3d 434 (7th Cir. 2003) |
| JAN | 21 | 2004 |
| Alderman v. Barnhart, 297 F.Supp.2d 876 (W.D.Va. 2003) |
| APR | 20 | 2004 |
| Smith v. Barnhart, 388 F.3d 251 (7th Cir. 2004) |
| DEC | 12 | 2004 |
| SSR Issued in Obsolete Past Work Supreme Court Decision
(SSR 05-1c) |
| FEB | 4 | 2005 |
| Brinegar v. Barnhart, 358 F.Supp.2d 847 (E.D.Mo. 2005) |
| MAY | 20 | 2005 |
| Gossett v. Barnhart, 374 F.Supp.2d 505 (E.D.Tex. 2005) |
| SEP | 23 | 2005 |
| Woody v. Barnhart, 326 F.Supp.2d 744 (W.D. Va. 2004) |
| SEP | 24 | 2005 |
| Focus: What is "Past Relevant Work"? |
| JAN | 8 | 2006 |
| Williams v. Barnhart, 395 F.Supp.2d 1130 (N.D.Ala. 2005) |
| JAN | 29 | 2006 |
FRAUD
 |
| NOSSCR Meets with OIG |
| FEB | 7 | 2003 |
| GAO Gives Disability Programs "High-Risk" Designation |
| MAR | 10 | 2003 |
| SSI Removed from "High-Risk" list |
| MAR | 11 | 2003 |
| Inspector General Huse Speaks at NOSSCR Conference |
| APR | 4 | 2003 |
| SSA to Begin Claimant Photo Identification Project |
| MAY | 13 | 2003 |
| House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on Fraud,
Waste and Abuse |
| JUL | 21 | 2003 |
| Earnings Overpayments: SSA Develops Possible Solution,
OIG Issues Critical Report |
| AUG | 1 | 2004 |
| Focus: Dealing with the Office of Inspector General |
| JAN | 12 | 2005 |
| Do Proposed Rules on Civil Monetary Penalties Place
Representatives in an Ethical Quandary? |
| MAR | 1 | 2005 |
| NOSSCR's Comments on Civil Monetary Penalties, Assessments,
and Recommended Exclusions |
| MAY | 17 | 2005 |
| Federal Register Update: Nonpayment of benefits for withholding of
information and representative payee policies- proposed rules |
| OCT | 4 | 2005 |
| Federal Register Update: Work report receipts, payment of
benefits for trial work period after fraud conviction,
SSI Student earned income exclusion and expansion
of DAC reentitlement period - proposed rules |
| OCT | 6 | 2005 |
| OIG Issues :Audit" Reports: OHA reversals of denials involving
CDI units; Waiver of overpayments in Title II programs |
| FEB | 42 | 2006 |
| Final Regulations on Penalties for False or Misleading Statements |
| MAY | 1 | 2006 |
| Federal Register Update: Nonpayment of benefits for withholding
of information and representative payee policies |
| OCT | 4 | 2006 |
| Federal Register Update: Work report receipts, payment of benefits
for trial work period after fraud conviction, SSI student
earned income exclusion, and expansion of DAC
reentitlement period- final rule |
| NOV | 4 | 2006 |
FULL RANGE OF SEDENTARY WORK
 |
| Supreme Court Update: Lee v. Barnhart (Petition Denied) |
| OCT | 13 | 2003 |
| TOPICS - "G" | |
Mo. | Pg. | Year |
GAO REPORTS
 |
| Is Social Security Reform on the 2003 Agenda? (Social Security
Reform: Analysis of Reform Models Developed by the
President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security,
GAO-03-310) (Jan.2003) |
| JAN | 1 | 2003 |
| Former TANF Recipients with Impairments Less Likely to Work
and More Likely to Receive SSI (GAO-03-210. Dec. 2002) |
| JAN | 11 | 2003 |
| VA Claims Processing Timeliness Performance Measures
Could Be Improved, GAO-03-282 (Dec. 2002) |
| JAN | 11 | 2003 |
| GAO Gives Disability Programs "High-Risk" Designation |
| MAR | 10 | 2003 |
| SSI Removed from "High-Risk" list |
| MAR | 11 | 2003 |
| GAO: Groups with Higher Disability Rates and
Lower Earnings Receive Greater Benefits
(GAO-03-387, April 2003) |
| MAY | 10 | 2003 |
| Medicaid and the Ticket to Work (Medicaid and the Ticket to Work:
States' Early Efforts to Cover Working Individuals with
Disabilities, (GAO-03-587, June 2003) |
| JUN | 11 | 2003 |
| GAO Cautions SSA to Increase Attention to CDR Process
GAO-03-1027T (July, 24, 2003); GAO-03-662 (July 24, 2003) |
| AUG | 1 | 2003 |
| GAO Urges Early Action on Social Security Reform |
| AUG | 5 | 2003 |
| Residency SSI Overpayments (SSI: SSA Could Enhance Its Ability
to Detect Residency Violations, GAO-3-724 (July 2003)) |
| SEP | 6 | 2003 |
| Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (Health Care:
Approaches to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities,
GAO-03-862R (July 8, 2003)) |
| SEP | 6 | 2003 |
| GAO Questions Automation of Disability Claims Process (SSA:
Subcommittee Questions Concerning Efforts to Automate
the Disability Claims Process, GAO-03-1113R (Sept. 5, 2003)) |
| SEP | 7 | 2003 |
| GAO Finds Representation Erases Potential for Racial Bias (SSA
Disability Decision Making: Additional Steps Needed to Ensure
Accuracy and Fairness of Decisions at the Hearing Level,
GAO-04-14 (Nov. 2003)) |
| NOV | 1 | 2003 |
| GAO: Medicare Appeals Process Fails to Meet Statutory Time
Limits (GAO-03-841) |
| NOV | 6 | 2003 |
| GAO Finds DDSs Face Key Challenges in Staffing (SSA: Strategic
Workforce Planning Needed to Address Human Capital Challenges
Facing the DDS, GAO-04-121 (Jan. 20024)) |
| MAR | 8 | 2004 |
| GAO Report Finds Inconsistent Decisions Between DDS &
ALJ Levels, GAO-04-656 (July 2004) |
| JUL | 1 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor, Re: GAO report on inconsistent decisions |
| AUG | 2 | 2004 |
| Do SSI Referrals Lead to Improper TANF Work Exemptions?
(TANF and SSI: Opportunities Exist to Help People with
Impairments Become More Self-Sufficient, GAO-04-878
(Sept. 15, 2004)) |
| OCT | 3 | 2004 |
| GAO Critical of Medicare ALJ Transfer Plan |
| OCT | 27 | 2004 |
| GAO Recommends Improvements to Increase Usefulness of
Electronic Data in SSA Disability Programs (SSA's
Disability Programs: Improvements Could Increase the
Usefulness of Electronic Data for Program Oversight,
GAO-05-100R (Dec. 10, 2004)) |
| DEC | 3 | 2004 |
| Social Security Reform (Social Security Reform: Early Action
Would Be Prudent, GAO-05-397T (March 9, 2005) |
| APR | 10 | 2005 |
| Social Security Statements (Social Security Statements: Social Security
Administration Should Better Evaluate Whether Worker
Understand Their Statements, GAO-05-192 (April 2005)) |
| APR | 10 | 2005 |
| Recent GAO Reports: Ticket to Work (Social Security Administration:
Better Planning Could Make the Ticket Program More
Effective, GAO-05-248 (March 2005); Unidentified Earnings
Reports (Social Security: Better Coordination among Federal
Agencies Could Reduce Unidentified Earnings Reports,
GAO-05-154 (Feb. 2005) |
| MAY | 8 | 2005 |
| Thinking About Privatization: Social Security Reform: Preliminary
Lessons from Other Countries Experiences, GAO-05-810T
(June 16, 2005) |
| JUN | 4 | 2005 |
| Thinking About Privatization: Social Security Reform:
Considerations for Individual Account Design,
GAO-05-847T (June 23, 2005) |
| JUN | 4 | 2005 |
| Programs Serving People With Disabilities Face Challenges
(Federal Disability Assistance: Wide Array of Programs Needs
to be Examined in Light of 21st Century Challenges, GAO-05-626
(June 2005)) |
| JUN | 11 | 2005 |
| SSA Decisionmaking in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cases
(Social Security Disability Insurance; SSA Actions Could Enhance
Assistance to Claimants with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and
Other Impairments, GAO-05-495 (May 2005)) |
| JUN | 11 | 2005 |
| Proposed Changes to the Claims Process: Electronic Disability
Claims Processing: (SSA Is Proceeding with Its Acceleration
Systems Initiatives But Needs to Address Operational Issues,
GAO -05-97 (Sept. 2005)) |
| OCT | 5 | 2005 |
| Pension System Reforms in Other Countries (Social Security Reform:
Other Counstries' Experiences Provide Lessons for the United
States, GAO-06-126 (Oct 2005)) |
| DEC | 9 | 2005 |
| Social Security Numbers Issued to Noncitizens. Social Security
Administration: Procedures for Issuing Numbers and
Benefits to the Foreign-Born, GAO-06-253T (Mar. 2, 2006) |
| APR | 5 | 2006 |
| Report on Improper Payments to Noncitizens (SSA: Additional
Actions Needed to Prevent Improper Benefit Payments
under Social Security Protection Act) GAO-06-196 (April 2006) |
| JUN | 6 | 2006 |
| Indexing and Social Security Reform (Implications of Different
Indexing Choices) GAO-06-804 (Sept. 2006) |
| SEP | 11 | 2006 |
| Medicare Part B Premium: (SSA: Short Time Fram and Workload
Challenges Could Affect Timely Implementation of Income-Based
Medicare Part B Premiums, GAO-07-228R (Nov. 2006)) |
| NOV | 5 | 2006 |
| Does the CDR Medical Improvement Standard Lead to Too
Few Terminations? (Social Security Disability Programs:
Clearer Guidance Could Help SSA Apply the Medical Improvement
Standard More Consistently, GAO-07-8 (Oct 2006)) |
| NOV | 12 | 2006 |
GARNISHMENT
 |
| Lopez v. Washington Mutual Bank, Inc.,
2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 24344 (9th Cir. 2002) |
| FEB | 29 | 2003 |
| U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Section 407 Protections (Washington
State Dept. of Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of
Keffeler, 123 S.Ct. 1017 (2003)) |
| MAR | 8 | 2003 |
| Final Administrative Wage Garnishment Rules Issued (68 FR 74177) |
| DEC | 18 | 2003 |
| Supreme Court to Review Student Loan Offset Against Title II
Benefits (Lockhart v. U.S.) |
| MAY | 6 | 2005 |
| Supreme Court Upholds Social Security Offset of Student
Loan Debts (Lockhart v. United States) |
| DEC | 1 | 2005 |
| Federal Register Update: Proposed rule: Collection of debts
using federal salary offset |
| MAR | 5 | 2006 |
| Practice Tip: Title II Garnishment for Child Support and Alimony |
| SEP | 2 | 2006 |
| Correction of Citation |
| OCT | 2 | 2006 |
GENITOURINARY IMPAIRMENTS
 |
| Changes Proposed for Cardiac Listings and Genitourinary Listings |
| SEP | 3 | 2004 |
| Final Genitourinary Listings Issued |
| JUL | 3 | 2005 |
GOOD CAUSE
 |
| Linguistic Limitations Considered in Good Cause Determinations |
| MAY | 13 | 2004 |
GRIDS
 |
| Proposed Regulations Clarify Vocational Rules on Work
Experience and Illiteracy |
| JUL | 1 | 2003 |
| Allen v. Barnhart, 417 F.3d 396 (3rd Cir. 2005) |
| APR | 26 | 2006 |
| Krupa v. Commissioner of Social Security,
366 F.Supp.2d 513 (E.D.Mich. 2005) |
| DEC | 16 | 2006 |
GROWTH IMPAIRMENT LISTINGS
 |
| Growth Impairment Listings: Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking |
| SEP | 21 | 2005 |
GULF WAR SYNDROME
 |
| CFIDS and Overlapping Disorders: Variations on a Theme? |
| AUG | 8 | 2003 |
| TOPICS - "H" | |
Mo. | Pg. | Year |
HEADACHES
 |
| Practice Tip: Migraine Headaches |
| NOV | 21 | 2005 |
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 (HIPAA)
 |
| SSA Disclosure Authorization Form Revised to Comply with HIPAA |
| APR | 3 | 2003 |
| SSA Revised Form SSA-827 |
| APR | 12 | 2003 |
| Requirements for HIPAA-Compliant Valid Authorization |
| APR | 10 | 2003 |
| Query: Is the New Disclosure Form (SSA 827) a Fishing License? |
| JAN | 2 | 2004 |
| Update: Authorization to Disclose Information - SSA Form 827:
States with specific requirements |
| JAN | 18 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor: New SSA Disclosure Form |
| FEB | 2 | 2004 |
HEART CONDITIONS
 |
| See Cardiovascular Impairments |
| | | |
HEARINGS
 |
| SSA Goes Digital: Technology Update - Digital recording of
hearings; Electronic disability folder "eDIB"; Expansion
of video teleconferencing; SSI wage reporting by phone
and Internet |
| JAN | 5 | 2003 |
| Query - Experiences with Video teleconferencing |
| FEB | 2 | 2003 |
| Final Rules Issued for Video Teleconference ALJ Hearings |
| FEB | 4 | 2003 |
| Practice Tip - requesting in person hearing |
| FEB | 4 | 2003 |
| Memorandum from Acting Chief ALJ re: Pre-Hearing Memos |
| MAR | 7 | 2003 |
| Practice Tips from the OHA Associate Commissioner |
| APR | 5 | 2003 |
| NOSSCR Comments on Video Teleconferencing |
| APR | 14 | 2003 |
| Final VTC Rule Precludes Claimant Veto of VE and ME Testimony |
| DEC | 6 | 2003 |
| Letter to the Editor: Commissioner's Reform Plan |
| JAN | 2 | 2004 |
| Commissioner Addresses OHA Backlogs at
Cleveland Field Hearing |
| JAN | 3 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor" Video teleconference ALJ hearings |
| MAR | 2 | 2004 |
| Cleveland Draws Second Congressional Field Hearing |
| APR | 1 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor: Video teleconference hearing |
| JUN | 2 | 2004 |
| ALJ DI Decision Rates, Initial Denials and Terminations,
Selected Fiscal Years 1980-2002 |
| JUL | 15 | 2004 |
| Video Teleconference (VTC) Hearings Survey |
| AUG | 1, 13 | 2004 |
| New Regulations Authorize Wholly Favorable ALJ Bench Decisions |
| OCT | 1 | 2004 |
| ALJ Bench Decision Checksheet |
| OCT | 23 | 2004 |
| NOSSCR Past Presidents in ABA Mock Hearing |
| NOV | 2 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor, Re: Digital recording |
| NOV | 2 | 2004 |
| Results of the NOSSCR VTC Survey: What Do the Responses Tell Us? |
| DEC | 1 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor, Re: Electronic folder hearing |
| DEC | 2 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor: Oral ALJ bench decisions |
| JAN | 2 | 2005 |
| How Does Your OHA Rate in Performance? |
| APR | 7 | 2005 |
| Video Hearings: What Rights Do Claimants Have? |
| AUG | 1 | 2005 |
| What's New in HALLEX: Constructive Waiver of Claimant's
Right to Appear at Hearing: 1-2-4-25; Scheduled Hearings
(includes use of VTC hearings) : I-2-3-10 |
| AUG | 17 | 2005 |
| Does the Social Security Act Provide the Right to a Hearing by
an ALJ? |
| JAN | 7 | 2006 |
| OHA Waiting Times by Hearing Office |
| FEB | 43 | 2006 |
| Letter to the Editor |
| MAR | 2 | 2006 |
| OHA IS No More: Meet ODAR |
| APR | 1 | 2006 |
| SSA's ODISP and ODAR Organization Charts |
| APR | 6 | 2006 |
| OHA Profile of Participant Involvement at Hearings Held - FY 2005 |
| APR | 30 | 2006 |
| Duplication of Hearing Records |
| MAY | 2 | 2006 |
| Duplication of Hearing Records: William Taylor Memorandum
and Instructions |
| JUN | 20 | 2006 |
| Letter from William Taylor on duplicate hearing recording format |
| SEP | 6 | 2006 |
| Federal Register Update: Pilot for privately owned VTC equipment |
| AUG | 7 | 2006 |
| Can the Hearing Process Be Fixed? The SSAB Responds |
| OCT | 1 | 2006 |
| OHA - Pending Cases in Hearing Offices: March 31, 2006 |
| OCT | 8 | 2006 |
| Electronic Folder and Video Hearings Survey |
| DEC | 12 | 2006 |
HIPAA
See Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
 |
HPI (Hearing Process Initiative)
 |
| See also, Re-Engineering / Redesign / HPI |
| | | |
| TOPICS - "J" | |
Mo. | Pg. | Year |
JUDICIAL REVIEW / LITIGATION DELAY
 |
| Practice Tip: DeMarco v. Barnhart (N.D.Ga. Dec. 17, 2002) |
| JAN | 4 | 2003 |
| Law Review Article on Scope of Judicial Review |
| MAR | 13 | 2003 |
| Federal Courts Reconsider Allowing Citation of
Unpublished Decisions |
| MAR | 15 | 2003 |
| Letter to the Editor: Re: Time limit to locate and reconstruct lost file |
| APR | 6 | 2003 |
| O'Donnell v. Barnhart, 318 F.3d 811 (8th Cir. 2003) |
| JUN | 21 | 2003 |
| Robbins v. Barnhart, 205 F.Supp.2d 1189 (D.Kan. 2002) |
| JUN | 21 | 2003 |
| Howard ex rel. Wolff v. Barnhart, 341 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2003) |
| OCT | 16 | 2003 |
| Meinders v. Barnhart, 195 F.Supp.2d 1136 (S.D.Iowa 2002) |
| DEC | 16 | 2003 |
| Reports Ponder Future Role (or "non"-Role) of the Federal
Courts and Appeals Council |
| FEB | 4 | 2004 |
| Federal Court Web Sites |
| JUN | 21 | 2004 |
| New HALLEX Sections Conform to the Social Security
Protection Act of 2004 |
| JUL | 14 | 2004 |
| Washington v. Barnhart, 285 F.Supp.2d 897 (S.D.Tex. 2003) |
| JUL | 16 | 2004 |
| Practice Tip: Federal Court Delays |
| AUG | 6 | 2004 |
| Focus: Can the Press Play a Role in Dealing with Delays? |
| NOV | 11 | 2004 |
| District Court Filing Fees Increase |
| JAN | 1 | 2005 |
| Contacts for Federal Court Implementation Delays |
| APR | 2 | 2005 |
| Judicial Review of Additional Evidence When the Appeals
Council Denies Review: Where Do the Circuits Stand? |
| JUN | 6 | 2005 |
| Appeals Council and Court Case Preparation and Review
Branch (CCPRB) - Geographic Assignments |
| JUN | 18 | 2005 |
| Letter to the Editor: Re: Statement of Exceptions |
| JUL | 2 | 2005 |
| Appeals Council and Court Case Preparation and Review
Branch (CCPRB) - Geographic Assignments (updated8/05) |
| AUG | 22 | 2005 |
| Changes in Federal Court Service of Process on SSA |
| DEC | 2 | 2005 |
| Federal Court Filing Fees to Increase |
| FEB | 2 | 2006 |
| New Rule Allows Citation on Unpublished Decisions |
| APR | 2 | 2006 |
| Office of Appellate Operations Geographic Assignments (CCPRB) |
| MAY | 19 | 2006 |
| Brown v. Barnhart, 370 F.Supp.2d 286 (D.D.C. 2005) |
| AUG | 16 | 2006 |
| Focus: Government Requests for Remand (Guidry v. Barnhart;
Jaynes v. Barnhart) |
| AUG | x | 2006 |
| Chart: New Disability Cases Brought to District Courts. FY 1993-2004 |
| SEP | 12 | 2006 |
| Chart: Federal District Court Actions: FY 1995-2004 |
| SEP | 13 | 2006 |
| Chart: Percent Distribution of Federal District Court Actions:
FY 1995-2004 |
| SEP | 13 | 2006 |
| Bazinet v. Barnhart, 434 F.Supp.2d 67 (D.Mass. 2006) |
| OCT | 12 | 2006 |
| TOPICS - "L" | |
Mo. | Pg. | Year |
LACK OF COUNSEL
 |
| Henderson v. Barnhart, 205 F.Supp.2d 999 (E.D.Wis. 2002) |
| MAR | 13 | 2003 |
| Harris v. Barnhart, 219 F.Supp.2d 966 (E.D.Wis. 2002) |
| JUN | 20 | 2003 |
| Devora v. Barnhart, 205 F.Supp.2d 164 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) |
| JUN | 20 | 2003 |
| Montalvo v. Barnhart, 239 F.Supp.2d 130 (D.Mass. 2003) |
| JUL | 17 | 2004 |
| The Right to Representation: What Constitutes a Valid Waiver? |
| MAY | 13 | 2005 |
| Frazier v. Barnhart, 437 F.Supp.2d 1275 (N.D.Ala. 2006) |
| NOV | 27 | 2006 |
| Freeman-Park v. Barnhart, 435 F.Supp.2d 597 (E.D.Tex. 2006) |
| NOV | 27 | 2006 |
LATE FILINGS
 |
| Linguistic Limitations Considered in Good Cause Determinations |
| MAY | 13 | 2004 |
| Focus: Using SSR 91-5p to Establish Good Cause for Missing
An Appeal Deadline |
| DEC | 9 | 2004 |
| Focus: Appealing a Dismissal for an Untimely Appeal |
| FEB | 8 | 2005 |
| Focus: Receipt of Notice and Time to Appeal |
| JUN | 5 | 2006 |
LISTING OF IMPAIRMENTS
 |
| SSA Proposes Revisions to the Multiple Body Systems Listings |
| JAN | 3 | 2003 |
| SSA Seeks Comments on Current Mental Disorder Listings |
| MAR | 3 | 2003 |
| SSA Invites Comments on Mental Disorders Listings |
| APR | 1 | 2003 |
| Federal Register Advance Notice to Comment on Mental
Disorder Listings |
| APR | 7 | 2003 |
| Comments Solicited for Current Immune System Listings,
Including Lupus and HIV |
| MAY | 1 | 2003 |
| Federal Register Announcement Soliciting Comments on Immune
System Listing (68 Fed. Reg. 248996) |
| MAY | 7 | 2003 |
| NOSSCR Comments on Mental Impairment Listings |
| JUN | 1&4 | 2003 |
| SSA Extends Deadlines for Listings |
| JUN | 11 | 2003 |
| Comments Submitted on Changing the HIV/AIDS Listing |
| JUL | 3 | 2003 |
| New Listing for Lou Gehrig's Disease |
| SEP | 7 | 2003 |
| SSA Forum Addresses Changes in the Mental Disorders Listings |
| OCT | 12 | 2003 |
| Adult Disability Claims, Percentage By Body System 2002 |
| OCT | 15 | 2003 |
| NOSSCR's Listings- Grids Manual Order Forms |
| NOV | 12 | 2003 |
| Don't Miss Out! Subscribe to NOSSCR's Listings-Grids Manual |
| DEC | 12 | 2003 |
| SSA Meeting Discusses Needed Updates to Immune
System Listings |
| JAN | 5 | 2004 |
| Medical Equivalence; An Underutilized Tool? |
| JUN | 1 | 2004 |
| Correction to POMS Cite referenced in "Medical Equivalence;
An Underutilized Tool?" |
| AUG | 3 | 2004 |
| Final Skin Disorders Listings Published (§§ 8.00 and 108.00) |
| JUN | 2 | 2004 |
| Changes Proposed for Cardiac Listings and Genitourinary Listings |
| SEP | 3 | 2004 |
| Final Cancer Listings Issued, Proposed Hematological
disorders changes withdrawn |
| NOV | 1 | 2004 |
| SSA Seeks Comments on Chronic Liver Disease Proposed Listings |
| NOV | 4 | 2004 |
| NOSSCR's Listings-Grids Manual |
| DEC | 63 | 2004 |
| Letters to the Editor, Re: Listing 11.04B (Lipscomb v. Barnhart) |
| FEB | 2 | 2005 |
| Letters to the Editor, Re: Listing 11.04B (Lipscomb v. Barnhart) |
| FEB | 2 | 2005 |
| Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Four Listings
(Language and speech disorders, Hearing impairments,
Neurological impairments, Respiratory system disorders) |
| APR | 14 | 2005 |
| SSA Seeks Assistance on Listings and Access to Medical Expertise |
| MAY | 2 | 2005 |
| Listings Extended |
| JUN | 1 | 2005 |
| SSA Issues Proposed Regulations on Medical Equivalence |
| JUN | 1 | 2005 |
| Focus: Medical Equivalence (Stemper v. Barnhart) |
| JUN | 12 | 2005 |
| Final Genitourinary Listings Issued |
| JUL | 3 | 2005 |
| Listings Update: Proposed Rule: Visual Disorders; Seeking
Advance Comments: Endocrine Disorders |
| AUG | 2 | 2005 |
| SSA Holds Forum on Revisions to Neurological Listings |
| AUG | 9 | 2005 |
| Updated Listings for Multiple Body Systems (Final Rule) |
| SEP | 21 | 2005 |
| Growth Impairment Listings: Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking |
| SEP | 21 | 2005 |
| SSA Seeks Recommendations on Listings and Access to
Medical Expertise |
| FEB | 8 | 2006 |
| SSA Issues Final Regulations on Medical Equivalence |
| MAR | 3 | 2006 |
| Expiration Date Extended for Digestive System Listings |
| MAY | 18 | 2006 |
| Proposed Changes to the Immune System Disorders Listings:
An Initial Analysis |
| AUG | 3 | 2006 |
| Final Rule on Visual Disorders Listings |
| NOV | 2 | 2006 |
| Listings-Grids Manual (order form) |
| NOV | 29 | 2006 |
| Listings-Grids Manual (order form) |
| DEC | 17 | 2006 |
LITIGATION DELAY
 |
| See Judicial Review |
| | | |
LIVER DISEASES
 |
| SSA Seeks Comments on Chronic Liver Disease Proposed Listings |
| NOV | 4 | 2004 |
LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURERS
 |
| Supreme Court to Decide Whether the Treating Physician Rule
Applies in ERISA Cases (Nord v. Black & Decker Disability Plan,
296 F.3d 823 (9th Cir. 2002). NOSSCR Submits Amicus Brief |
| FEB | 3 | 2003 |
| Supreme Court Holds That ERISA Does Not Require A "Treating
Physician Rule" (Black and Decker v. Nord, 123 S.Ct. 1965 (2003) |
| JUN | 19 | 2003 |
LOSS OF HEARING
 |
| Doss v. Barnhart, 247 F.Supp.2d 1254 (N.D.Ala. 2003) |
| APR | 21 | 2004 |
| Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Four Listings
(Language and speech disorders, Hearing impairments,
Neurological impairments, Respiratory system disorders) |
| APR | 14 | 2005 |
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE
 |
| New Listing for Lou Gehrig's Disease |
| SEP | 7 | 2003 |
LUPUS
 |
| Bowman v. Barnhart, 310 F.3d 1080 (8th Cir. 2002) |
| JAN | 28 | 2003 |
| Comments Solicited for Current Immune System Listings,
Including Lupus and HIV |
| MAY | 1 | 2003 |
| Federal Register Announcement Soliciting Comments on Immune
System Listing (68 Fed. Reg. 248996) |
| MAY | 7 | 2003 |
| Comments Submitted on Changing the HIV/AIDS Listing |
| JUL | 3 | 2003 |
| SSA Meeting Discusses Needed Updates to Immune
System Listings |
| JAN | 5 | 2004 |
| Proposed Changes to the Immune System Disorders Listings:
An Initial Analysis |
| AUG | 3 | 2006 |
LYME DISEASE
 |
| CFIDS and Overlapping Disorders: Variations on a Theme? |
| AUG | 8 | 2003 |