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January 2003 - December 2006

TOPICS - "E" Mo.Pg.Year
EDUCATION
Continuation of Benefits After Disability Has Ceased AUG32003
NOSSCR Comments on Education and Past Work Proposed Rules SEP202003
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 OCT62005
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 JAN52003
Commissioner Testifies on Her Service Delivery Plan JUL12003
Commissioner Announces Plan to Reform the Disability Claims Process SEP12003
GAO Questions Automation of Disability Claims Process (SSA: Subcommittee Questions Concerning Efforts to Automate the Disability Claims Process, GAO-03-1113R (Sept. 5, 2003) SEP72003
Commissioner's Testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means (Sept. 25, 2003) SEP102003
Electronic Folder Update OCT12003
Disability Claims Process Proposal: An Update DEC12003
SSA Begins Implementation of eDIB JAN42004
New POMS Address eDIB Internet Intake Process FEB72004
Is AeDIB Implementation Moving Too Fast? APR82004
File Applications Over the Internet! APR92004
NOSSCR Responds to the Commissioner's Plan MAY12004
Attestation Equals Signature for Electronic Records MAY132004
Electronic Folder Project Moves Forward JUL12004
Letter to the Editor: Re: AeDIB hearings OCT22004
Excerpts from Letter regarding AeDIB hearings OCT42004
Letter to the Editor, Re: Digital recording NOV22004
Letter to the Editor, Re: Electronic folder hearing DEC22004
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)) DEC32004
Electronic Folder Update MAR12005
Reopenings and Electronic Folder Processing JUN212005
Have You Had An Electronic Folder Hearing? JUN212005
SSA Online: What's New? JUL42005
Video Hearings: What Rights Do Claimants Have? AUG12005
The Proposed Changes to the Claims Process: What's Next? Is eDIB Implementation Proceeding on Schedule? OCT12005
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)) OCT52005
Practice Tip: SSA online services (at www.ssa.gov) for beneficiaries NOV22005
Electronic Folder with Adobe® Acrobat® Professional: Miscellaneous Tips NOV122005
SSA Now Issuing Receipts for Work Reports Through "eWork" FEB42006
Protective Filing Date and the Internet APR102006
Filing Records Electronically with SSA JUL62006
Letter from William Taylor on duplicate hearing recording format SEP62006
Local ODAR eDIB Training: Questions and Answers NOV142006
Electronic Folder and Video Hearings Survey DEC122006
ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
Listings Update: Proposed Rule: Visual Disorders; Seeking Advance Comments: Endocrine Disorders AUG22005
EPILEPSY
Barnett v. Barnhart, 381 F.3d 664 (7th Cir. 2004) NOV162004
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Four Listings (Language and speech disorders, Hearing impairments, Neurological impairments, Respiratory system disorders) APR142005
SSA Holds Forum on Revisions to Neurological Listings AUG92005
Boiles v. Barnhart, 395 F.3d 421 (7th Cir. 2005) DEC162006
TOPICS - "F" Mo.Pg.Year
FATIGUE
Practice Tip: Fatigue JAN92006
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
International Conference on Dual Diagnosis MAY142006
FIBROMYALGIA
Black v. Barnhart, 237 F.Supp.2d 1099 (S.D.Iowa 2002) JUN212003
Marshall v. Barnhart, 228 F.Supp.2d 938 (S.D.Iowa 2002) JUL242003
Focus: Establishing Disablity Based on Fibromyalgia MAR112004
FORMER WORK
Quigley v. Barnhart, 224 F.Supp.2d 357 (D. Mass. 2002) JAN282003
Supreme Court Will Hear Step 4 Case (Thomas v. Barnhart, 294 F.3d 568 (3rd Cir. 2002) FEB32003
Gotz v. Barnhart, 207 F.Supp.2d 886 (E.D.Wis. 2002) FEB302003
New Regulations Impact Past Work and RFC Assessments SEP12003
NOSSCR Comments on Education and Past Work Proposed Rules SEP202003
Supreme Court Update: Barnhart v. Thomas (Argued) OCT132003
Supreme Court Upholds "Not Disabled" Finding Where Past Work Is Obsolete (Barnhart v. Thomas) NOV12003
Practical Implications of the Thomas Decision: Back to Step-Four Basics NOV52003
Henderson v. Barnhart, 349 F.3d 434 (7th Cir. 2003) JAN212004
Alderman v. Barnhart, 297 F.Supp.2d 876 (W.D.Va. 2003) APR202004
Smith v. Barnhart, 388 F.3d 251 (7th Cir. 2004) DEC122004
SSR Issued in Obsolete Past Work Supreme Court Decision (SSR 05-1c) FEB42005
Brinegar v. Barnhart, 358 F.Supp.2d 847 (E.D.Mo. 2005) MAY202005
Gossett v. Barnhart, 374 F.Supp.2d 505 (E.D.Tex. 2005) SEP232005
Woody v. Barnhart, 326 F.Supp.2d 744 (W.D. Va. 2004) SEP242005
Focus: What is "Past Relevant Work"? JAN82006
Williams v. Barnhart, 395 F.Supp.2d 1130 (N.D.Ala. 2005) JAN292006
FRAUD
NOSSCR Meets with OIG FEB72003
GAO Gives Disability Programs "High-Risk" Designation MAR102003
SSI Removed from "High-Risk" list MAR112003
Inspector General Huse Speaks at NOSSCR Conference APR42003
SSA to Begin Claimant Photo Identification Project MAY132003
House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on Fraud, Waste and Abuse JUL212003
Earnings Overpayments: SSA Develops Possible Solution, OIG Issues Critical Report AUG12004
Focus: Dealing with the Office of Inspector General JAN122005
Do Proposed Rules on Civil Monetary Penalties Place Representatives in an Ethical Quandary? MAR12005
NOSSCR's Comments on Civil Monetary Penalties, Assessments, and Recommended Exclusions MAY172005
Federal Register Update: Nonpayment of benefits for withholding of information and representative payee policies- proposed rules OCT42005
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 OCT62005
OIG Issues :Audit" Reports: OHA reversals of denials involving CDI units; Waiver of overpayments in Title II programs FEB422006
Final Regulations on Penalties for False or Misleading Statements MAY12006
Federal Register Update: Nonpayment of benefits for withholding of information and representative payee policies OCT42006
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 NOV42006
FULL RANGE OF SEDENTARY WORK
Supreme Court Update: Lee v. Barnhart (Petition Denied) OCT132003
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) JAN12003
Former TANF Recipients with Impairments Less Likely to Work and More Likely to Receive SSI (GAO-03-210. Dec. 2002) JAN112003
VA Claims Processing Timeliness Performance Measures Could Be Improved, GAO-03-282 (Dec. 2002) JAN112003
GAO Gives Disability Programs "High-Risk" Designation MAR102003
SSI Removed from "High-Risk" list MAR112003
GAO: Groups with Higher Disability Rates and Lower Earnings Receive Greater Benefits (GAO-03-387, April 2003) MAY102003
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) JUN112003
GAO Cautions SSA to Increase Attention to CDR Process GAO-03-1027T (July, 24, 2003); GAO-03-662 (July 24, 2003) AUG12003
GAO Urges Early Action on Social Security Reform AUG52003
Residency SSI Overpayments (SSI: SSA Could Enhance Its Ability to Detect Residency Violations, GAO-3-724 (July 2003)) SEP62003
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (Health Care: Approaches to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities, GAO-03-862R (July 8, 2003)) SEP62003
GAO Questions Automation of Disability Claims Process (SSA: Subcommittee Questions Concerning Efforts to Automate the Disability Claims Process, GAO-03-1113R (Sept. 5, 2003)) SEP72003
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)) NOV12003
GAO: Medicare Appeals Process Fails to Meet Statutory Time Limits (GAO-03-841) NOV62003
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)) MAR82004
GAO Report Finds Inconsistent Decisions Between DDS & ALJ Levels, GAO-04-656 (July 2004) JUL12004
Letter to the Editor, Re: GAO report on inconsistent decisions AUG22004
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)) OCT32004
GAO Critical of Medicare ALJ Transfer Plan OCT272004
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)) DEC32004
Social Security Reform (Social Security Reform: Early Action Would Be Prudent, GAO-05-397T (March 9, 2005) APR102005
Social Security Statements (Social Security Statements: Social Security Administration Should Better Evaluate Whether Worker Understand Their Statements, GAO-05-192 (April 2005)) APR102005
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) MAY82005
Thinking About Privatization: Social Security Reform: Preliminary Lessons from Other Countries Experiences, GAO-05-810T (June 16, 2005) JUN42005
Thinking About Privatization: Social Security Reform: Considerations for Individual Account Design, GAO-05-847T (June 23, 2005) JUN42005
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)) JUN112005
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)) JUN112005
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)) OCT52005
Pension System Reforms in Other Countries (Social Security Reform: Other Counstries' Experiences Provide Lessons for the United States, GAO-06-126 (Oct 2005)) DEC92005
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) APR52006
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) JUN62006
Indexing and Social Security Reform (Implications of Different Indexing Choices) GAO-06-804 (Sept. 2006) SEP112006
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)) NOV52006
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)) NOV122006
GARNISHMENT
Lopez v. Washington Mutual Bank, Inc., 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 24344 (9th Cir. 2002) FEB292003
U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Section 407 Protections (Washington State Dept. of Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of Keffeler, 123 S.Ct. 1017 (2003)) MAR82003
Final Administrative Wage Garnishment Rules Issued (68 FR 74177) DEC182003
Supreme Court to Review Student Loan Offset Against Title II Benefits (Lockhart v. U.S.) MAY62005
Supreme Court Upholds Social Security Offset of Student Loan Debts (Lockhart v. United States) DEC12005
Federal Register Update: Proposed rule: Collection of debts using federal salary offset MAR52006
Practice Tip: Title II Garnishment for Child Support and Alimony SEP22006
Correction of Citation OCT22006
GENITOURINARY IMPAIRMENTS
Changes Proposed for Cardiac Listings and Genitourinary Listings SEP32004
Final Genitourinary Listings Issued JUL32005
GOOD CAUSE
Linguistic Limitations Considered in Good Cause Determinations MAY132004
GRIDS
Proposed Regulations Clarify Vocational Rules on Work Experience and Illiteracy JUL12003
Allen v. Barnhart, 417 F.3d 396 (3rd Cir. 2005) APR262006
Krupa v. Commissioner of Social Security, 366 F.Supp.2d 513 (E.D.Mich. 2005) DEC162006
GROWTH IMPAIRMENT LISTINGS
Growth Impairment Listings: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking SEP212005
GULF WAR SYNDROME
CFIDS and Overlapping Disorders: Variations on a Theme? AUG82003
TOPICS - "H" Mo.Pg.Year
HEADACHES
Practice Tip: Migraine Headaches NOV212005
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 (HIPAA)
SSA Disclosure Authorization Form Revised to Comply with HIPAA APR32003
SSA Revised Form SSA-827 APR122003
Requirements for HIPAA-Compliant Valid Authorization APR102003
Query: Is the New Disclosure Form (SSA 827) a Fishing License? JAN22004
Update: Authorization to Disclose Information - SSA Form 827: States with specific requirements JAN182004
Letter to the Editor: New SSA Disclosure Form FEB22004
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 JAN52003
Query - Experiences with Video teleconferencing FEB22003
Final Rules Issued for Video Teleconference ALJ Hearings FEB42003
Practice Tip - requesting in person hearing FEB42003
Memorandum from Acting Chief ALJ re: Pre-Hearing Memos MAR72003
Practice Tips from the OHA Associate Commissioner APR52003
NOSSCR Comments on Video Teleconferencing APR142003
Final VTC Rule Precludes Claimant Veto of VE and ME Testimony DEC62003
Letter to the Editor: Commissioner's Reform Plan JAN22004
Commissioner Addresses OHA Backlogs at Cleveland Field Hearing JAN32004
Letter to the Editor" Video teleconference ALJ hearings MAR22004
Cleveland Draws Second Congressional Field Hearing APR12004
Letter to the Editor: Video teleconference hearing JUN22004
ALJ DI Decision Rates, Initial Denials and Terminations, Selected Fiscal Years 1980-2002 JUL152004
Video Teleconference (VTC) Hearings Survey AUG1, 132004
New Regulations Authorize Wholly Favorable ALJ Bench Decisions OCT12004
ALJ Bench Decision Checksheet OCT232004
NOSSCR Past Presidents in ABA Mock Hearing NOV22004
Letter to the Editor, Re: Digital recording NOV22004
Results of the NOSSCR VTC Survey: What Do the Responses Tell Us? DEC12004
Letter to the Editor, Re: Electronic folder hearing DEC22004
Letter to the Editor: Oral ALJ bench decisions JAN22005
How Does Your OHA Rate in Performance? APR72005
Video Hearings: What Rights Do Claimants Have? AUG12005
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 AUG172005
Does the Social Security Act Provide the Right to a Hearing by an ALJ? JAN72006
OHA Waiting Times by Hearing Office FEB432006
Letter to the Editor MAR22006
OHA IS No More: Meet ODAR APR12006
SSA's ODISP and ODAR Organization Charts APR62006
OHA Profile of Participant Involvement at Hearings Held - FY 2005 APR302006
Duplication of Hearing Records MAY22006
Duplication of Hearing Records: William Taylor Memorandum and Instructions JUN202006
Letter from William Taylor on duplicate hearing recording format SEP62006
Federal Register Update: Pilot for privately owned VTC equipment AUG72006
Can the Hearing Process Be Fixed? The SSAB Responds OCT12006
OHA - Pending Cases in Hearing Offices: March 31, 2006 OCT82006
Electronic Folder and Video Hearings Survey DEC122006
HIPAA
See Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

HPI (Hearing Process Initiative)
See also, Re-Engineering / Redesign / HPI
TOPICS - "I" Mo.Pg.Year
ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN
See Also, Auxiliary Benefits
Low Dog v. Barnhart, 196 F.Supp.2d 960 (D.S.D. 2002) SEP242003
DNA Testing and Siblings (SSR 06-2p) JUN62006
ILLITERACY
Proposed Regulations Clarify Vocational Rules on Work Experience and Illiteracy JUL12003
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
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)) JUN112005
INSURED STATUS
See Also, Quarters of Coverage
Burden v. Barnhart, 223 F.Supp.2d 1263 (M.D.Fla. 2002) MAR122003
Ardito v. Barnhart, 278 F.Supp.2d 247 (D.Conn. 2002) DEC242005
ISSUE PRECLUSION
See Waiver of Issues
TOPICS - "J" Mo.Pg.Year
JUDICIAL REVIEW / LITIGATION DELAY
Practice Tip: DeMarco v. Barnhart (N.D.Ga. Dec. 17, 2002) JAN42003
Law Review Article on Scope of Judicial Review MAR132003
Federal Courts Reconsider Allowing Citation of Unpublished Decisions MAR152003
Letter to the Editor: Re: Time limit to locate and reconstruct lost file APR62003
O'Donnell v. Barnhart, 318 F.3d 811 (8th Cir. 2003) JUN212003
Robbins v. Barnhart, 205 F.Supp.2d 1189 (D.Kan. 2002) JUN212003
Howard ex rel. Wolff v. Barnhart, 341 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2003) OCT162003
Meinders v. Barnhart, 195 F.Supp.2d 1136 (S.D.Iowa 2002) DEC162003
Reports Ponder Future Role (or "non"-Role) of the Federal Courts and Appeals Council FEB42004
Federal Court Web Sites JUN212004
New HALLEX Sections Conform to the Social Security Protection Act of 2004 JUL142004
Washington v. Barnhart, 285 F.Supp.2d 897 (S.D.Tex. 2003) JUL162004
Practice Tip: Federal Court Delays AUG62004
Focus: Can the Press Play a Role in Dealing with Delays? NOV112004
District Court Filing Fees Increase JAN12005
Contacts for Federal Court Implementation Delays APR22005
Judicial Review of Additional Evidence When the Appeals Council Denies Review: Where Do the Circuits Stand? JUN62005
Appeals Council and Court Case Preparation and Review Branch (CCPRB) - Geographic Assignments JUN182005
Letter to the Editor: Re: Statement of Exceptions JUL22005
Appeals Council and Court Case Preparation and Review Branch (CCPRB) - Geographic Assignments (updated8/05) AUG222005
Changes in Federal Court Service of Process on SSA DEC22005
Federal Court Filing Fees to Increase FEB22006
New Rule Allows Citation on Unpublished Decisions APR22006
Office of Appellate Operations Geographic Assignments (CCPRB) MAY192006
Brown v. Barnhart, 370 F.Supp.2d 286 (D.D.C. 2005) AUG162006
Focus: Government Requests for Remand (Guidry v. Barnhart; Jaynes v. Barnhart) AUGx2006
Chart: New Disability Cases Brought to District Courts. FY 1993-2004 SEP122006
Chart: Federal District Court Actions: FY 1995-2004 SEP132006
Chart: Percent Distribution of Federal District Court Actions: FY 1995-2004 SEP132006
Bazinet v. Barnhart, 434 F.Supp.2d 67 (D.Mass. 2006) OCT122006
TOPICS - "K" Mo.Pg.Year
TOPICS - "L" Mo.Pg.Year
LACK OF COUNSEL
Henderson v. Barnhart, 205 F.Supp.2d 999 (E.D.Wis. 2002) MAR132003
Harris v. Barnhart, 219 F.Supp.2d 966 (E.D.Wis. 2002) JUN202003
Devora v. Barnhart, 205 F.Supp.2d 164 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) JUN202003
Montalvo v. Barnhart, 239 F.Supp.2d 130 (D.Mass. 2003) JUL172004
The Right to Representation: What Constitutes a Valid Waiver? MAY132005
Frazier v. Barnhart, 437 F.Supp.2d 1275 (N.D.Ala. 2006) NOV272006
Freeman-Park v. Barnhart, 435 F.Supp.2d 597 (E.D.Tex. 2006) NOV272006
LATE FILINGS
Linguistic Limitations Considered in Good Cause Determinations MAY132004
Focus: Using SSR 91-5p to Establish Good Cause for Missing An Appeal Deadline DEC92004
Focus: Appealing a Dismissal for an Untimely Appeal FEB82005
Focus: Receipt of Notice and Time to Appeal JUN52006
LISTING OF IMPAIRMENTS
SSA Proposes Revisions to the Multiple Body Systems Listings JAN32003
SSA Seeks Comments on Current Mental Disorder Listings MAR32003
SSA Invites Comments on Mental Disorders Listings APR12003
Federal Register Advance Notice to Comment on Mental Disorder Listings APR72003
Comments Solicited for Current Immune System Listings, Including Lupus and HIV MAY12003
Federal Register Announcement Soliciting Comments on Immune System Listing (68 Fed. Reg. 248996) MAY72003
NOSSCR Comments on Mental Impairment Listings JUN1&42003
SSA Extends Deadlines for Listings JUN112003
Comments Submitted on Changing the HIV/AIDS Listing JUL32003
New Listing for Lou Gehrig's Disease SEP72003
SSA Forum Addresses Changes in the Mental Disorders Listings OCT122003
Adult Disability Claims, Percentage By Body System 2002 OCT152003
NOSSCR's Listings- Grids Manual Order Forms NOV122003
Don't Miss Out! Subscribe to NOSSCR's Listings-Grids Manual DEC122003
SSA Meeting Discusses Needed Updates to Immune System Listings JAN52004
Medical Equivalence; An Underutilized Tool? JUN12004
Correction to POMS Cite referenced in "Medical Equivalence; An Underutilized Tool?" AUG32004
Final Skin Disorders Listings Published (§§ 8.00 and 108.00) JUN22004
Changes Proposed for Cardiac Listings and Genitourinary Listings SEP32004
Final Cancer Listings Issued, Proposed Hematological disorders changes withdrawn NOV12004
SSA Seeks Comments on Chronic Liver Disease Proposed Listings NOV42004
NOSSCR's Listings-Grids Manual DEC632004
Letters to the Editor, Re: Listing 11.04B (Lipscomb v. Barnhart) FEB22005
Letters to the Editor, Re: Listing 11.04B (Lipscomb v. Barnhart) FEB22005
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Four Listings (Language and speech disorders, Hearing impairments, Neurological impairments, Respiratory system disorders) APR142005
SSA Seeks Assistance on Listings and Access to Medical Expertise MAY22005
Listings Extended JUN12005
SSA Issues Proposed Regulations on Medical Equivalence JUN12005
Focus: Medical Equivalence (Stemper v. Barnhart) JUN122005
Final Genitourinary Listings Issued JUL32005
Listings Update: Proposed Rule: Visual Disorders; Seeking Advance Comments: Endocrine Disorders AUG22005
SSA Holds Forum on Revisions to Neurological Listings AUG92005
Updated Listings for Multiple Body Systems (Final Rule) SEP212005
Growth Impairment Listings: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking SEP212005
SSA Seeks Recommendations on Listings and Access to Medical Expertise FEB82006
SSA Issues Final Regulations on Medical Equivalence MAR32006
Expiration Date Extended for Digestive System Listings MAY182006
Proposed Changes to the Immune System Disorders Listings: An Initial Analysis AUG32006
Final Rule on Visual Disorders Listings NOV22006
Listings-Grids Manual (order form) NOV292006
Listings-Grids Manual (order form) DEC172006
LITIGATION DELAY
See Judicial Review
LIVER DISEASES
SSA Seeks Comments on Chronic Liver Disease Proposed Listings NOV42004
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 FEB32003
Supreme Court Holds That ERISA Does Not Require A "Treating Physician Rule" (Black and Decker v. Nord, 123 S.Ct. 1965 (2003) JUN192003
LOSS OF HEARING
Doss v. Barnhart, 247 F.Supp.2d 1254 (N.D.Ala. 2003) APR212004
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Four Listings (Language and speech disorders, Hearing impairments, Neurological impairments, Respiratory system disorders) APR142005
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE
New Listing for Lou Gehrig's Disease SEP72003
LUPUS
Bowman v. Barnhart, 310 F.3d 1080 (8th Cir. 2002) JAN282003
Comments Solicited for Current Immune System Listings, Including Lupus and HIV MAY12003
Federal Register Announcement Soliciting Comments on Immune System Listing (68 Fed. Reg. 248996) MAY72003
Comments Submitted on Changing the HIV/AIDS Listing JUL32003
SSA Meeting Discusses Needed Updates to Immune System Listings JAN52004
Proposed Changes to the Immune System Disorders Listings: An Initial Analysis AUG32006
LYME DISEASE
CFIDS and Overlapping Disorders: Variations on a Theme? AUG82003

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