| TOPICS - "R" | |
Mo. | Pg. | Year |
RECONSIDERATION
 |
| Letter to the Editor Re: NOSSCR Position Paper on
Suggested Reforms |
| MAR | 2 | 2003 |
| Letter to the Editor: NOSSCR Position Paper |
| MAY | 3 | 2003 |
| Extension of some disability redesign features, including single
decision maker and elimination of reconsideration |
| JUL | 11 | 2003 |
| Allowance and Denial Rate by State Initial and
Reconsideration Levels - FY 2002 |
| AUG | 15 | 2003 |
| Prototype Testing Extended to September 2005 |
| DEC | 5 | 2003 |
| New Disability Report for Appeals (SSA-3441-BK) |
| FEB | 1 | 2004 |
| Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels, Allowance
and Denial Rates by State, FY 2003 |
| NOV | 19 | 2004 |
| Extension of Prototype Test (Elimination of Reconsideration) |
| SEP | 21 | 2005 |
| Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels, Allowance
and Denial Rates by State, FY 2004 |
| SEP | 25 | 2005 |
| Hold on Reconsideration Cases: An Update |
| JUN | 4 | 2006 |
| SSA Extends Single Decisionmaker and Reconsideration Prototype |
| AUG | 2 | 2006 |
REENGINEERING / REDESIGN / HPI
 |
| See Also, DISABILITY CLAIMS PROCESS - COMMISSIONER'S PROPOSAL - DSI |
| Letter to the Editor Re: NOSSCR Position Paper on
Suggested Reforms |
| MAR | 2 | 2003 |
| Commissioner and Key SSA Administrators Speak at the
NOSSCR Conference |
| APR | 1 | 2003 |
| Letter to the Editor: Proposals to close the record |
| APR | 2 | 2003 |
| Letter to the Editor: NOSSCR Position Paper |
| MAY | 3 | 2003 |
| Extension of some disability redesign features, including single
decision maker and elimination of reconsideration |
| JUL | 11 | 2003 |
| Prototype Testing Extended to September 2005 |
| DEC | 5 | 2003 |
| Extension of Prototype Test (Elimination of Reconsideration) |
| SEP | 21 | 2005 |
| SSA Extends Single Decisionmaker and Reconsideration Prototype |
| AUG | 2 | 2006 |
REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SYNDROME
 |
| New Ruling on Evaluation of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Syndrome (SSR 03-2p) |
| OCT | 1 | 2003 |
| Practice Tips for RSDS/CRPS Cases |
| OCT | 11 | 2003 |
REMAND: GOOD CAUSE
 |
| Sample v. Barnhart, 239 F.Supp.2d 422 (D.Del. 2002) |
| FEB | 11 | 2004 |
| Reichard v. Barnhart, 285 F.Supp.2d 728 (S.D.Va. 2003) |
| MAR | 14 | 2004 |
| Threet v. Barnhart, 353 F.3d 1185 (10th Cir. 2003) |
| APR | 20 | 2004 |
| Altomare v. Barnhart, 394 F.Supp.2d 678 (E.D.Pa. 2005) |
| FEB | 41 | 2006 |
| Street v. Commissioner of Social Security,
F.Supp.2d 630 (E.D.Mich. 2005) |
| FEB | 41 | 2006 |
| Focus: Government Requests for Remand (Guidry v. Barnhart;
Jaynes v. Barnhart) |
| SEP | 10 | 2006 |
REMAND: LOST TAPE
 |
| Practice Tip: DeMarco v. Barnhart (N.D.Ga. Dec. 17, 2002) |
| JAN | 4 | 2003 |
| Letter to the Editor: Re: Time limit to locate and reconstruct lost file |
| APR | 6 | 2003 |
| Practice Tip: Time-limit on court remand |
| FEB | 7 | 2004 |
REMAND v. REVERSAL
 |
| Frazee v. Barnhart, 259 F.Supp.2d 1182 (D.Kan. 2003) |
| AUG | 12 | 2003 |
| Thompson v. Barnhart, 203 F.Supp.2d 1039 (S.D.Iowa 2001) |
| SEP | 24 | 2003 |
| Bunnell v. Barnhart, 336 F.3d 1112 (9th Cir. 2003) |
| SEP | 25 | 2003 |
| Marnell v. Barnhart, 253 F.Supp.2d 1052 (N.D.Iowa 2003) |
| OCT | 17 | 2003 |
| Thompson v. Barnhart, 281 F.Supp.2d 770 (E.D.Pa. 2003) |
| JAN | 20 | 2004 |
| Curry v. Barnhart, 247 F.Supp.2d 632 (E.D.Pa. 2003) |
| APR | 21 | 2004 |
| Rodriguez v. Barnhart, 249 F.Supp.2d 210 (E.D.N.Y. 2003) |
| JUL | 16 | 2004 |
| Butts v. Barnhart, 388 F.3d 377 (2nd Cir. 2004) |
| JAN | 27 | 2005 |
| Leonovich v. Barnhart, 246 F.Supp.2d 199 (W.D.N.Y. 2003) |
| APR | 18 | 2005 |
| Belotserkovskaya v. Barnhart, 342 F.Supp.2d 335 (E.D.Pa. 2004) |
| JUL | 21 | 2005 |
| Williams v. Barnhart, 395 F.Supp.2d 1130 (N.D.Ala. 2005) |
| JAN | 29 | 2006 |
| Babcock v. Barnhart, 412 F.Supp.2d 274 (W.D.N.Y. 2006) |
| APR | 26 | 2006 |
| Focus: Government Requests for Remand (Guidry v. Barnhart;
Jaynes v. Barnhart) |
| SEP | 10 | 2006 |
| Lampo v. Barnhart, 370 F.Supp.2d 856 (S.D.Iowa 2005) |
| DEC | 16 | 2006 |
REMEDIABILITY
 |
| Armstrong v. Barnhart, 424 F.Supp.2d 543 (N.D.Ill. 2006) |
| OCT | 12 | 2006 |
REOPENING
 |
| Focus: ALJ Authority to Reopen Favorable Decisions |
| FEB | 6 | 2004 |
| Cash v. Barnhart, 327 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2003) |
| MAR | 13 | 2004 |
| Reopenings and Electronic Folder Processing |
| JUN | 21 | 2005 |
| Ardito v. Barnhart, 278 F.Supp.2d 247 (D.Conn. 2002) |
| DEC | 24 | 2005 |
REPRESENTATION
 |
| See Also, SUBSEQUENT APPLICATIONS |
| 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 |
| Recognizing Individual Representatives, Not Firms (letter) |
| JAN | 6 | 2003 |
| Closing the Record: A Representative's Response |
| JAN | 10 | 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 |
| How to Obtain SSA Forms (corrected version) |
| MAR | 2 | 2003 |
| OHA Reorganization Announced |
| MAR | 6 | 2003 |
| Memorandum from Acting Chief ALJ re: Pre-Hearing Memos |
| MAR | 7 | 2003 |
| Letter to the Editor: Proposals to close the record |
| APR | 2 | 2003 |
| Practice Tips from the OHA Associate Commissioner |
| APR | 5 | 2003 |
| NOSSCR Comments on Video Teleconferencing |
| APR | 14 | 2003 |
| Multiple Representatives and the New HALLEX on Fees |
| MAY | 1 | 2003 |
| How to Obtain a Detailed Employment History |
| MAY | 15 | 2003 |
| Practice Tip: Hospital Admission Records and DLI |
| JUN | 2 | 2003 |
| Clarification on Practice Tip on Hospital Records |
| JUL | 3 | 2003 |
| Fee Agreements and Multiple Representatives: SSA's Q&A's |
| JUL | 13 | 2003 |
| Online Lab Testing Information |
| SEP | 2 | 2003 |
| GAO Finds Representation Erases Potential for Racial Bias |
| NOV | 1 | 2003 |
| Final VTC Rule Precludes Claimant Veto of VE and ME Testimony |
| DEC | 6 | 2003 |
| Practice Tip: Psychologist's Opinions |
| DEC | 9 | 2003 |
| Emergency Teletypes Now Available Online |
| JAN | 19 | 2004 |
| New Disability Report for Appeals (SSA-3441-BK) |
| FEB | 1 | 2004 |
| Video Teleconference (VTC) Hearings Survey |
| AUG | 1, 13 | 2004 |
| Demonstration Project for Non-Attorneys |
| AUG | 1 | 2004 |
| Focus: ALJ Bias Allegations |
| OCT | 24 | 2004 |
| The Social Security Protection Act of 2004 and the Duty to
Disclose Adverse Evidence |
| NOV | 1 | 2004 |
| Results of the NOSSCR VTC Survey: What Do the Responses Tell Us? |
| DEC | 1 | 2004 |
| New Appointment of Representation Form - 1696 (1-2005) |
| FEB | 31 | 2005 |
| Do Proposed Rules on Civil Monetary Penalties Place
Representatives in an Ethical Quandry? |
| MAR | 1 | 2005 |
| SSA Releases New Disability Report for Use by Representatives
(i3368 PRO) |
| MAR | 6 | 2005 |
| Rules Proposed for Representative Disqualification and Reinstatement |
| APR | 1 | 2005 |
| The Right to Representation: What Constitutes a Valid Waiver? |
| MAY | 13 | 2005 |
| NOSSCR Comments on Disqualification and Reinstatement
of Representatives |
| JUN | 16 | 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 |
| Federal Register Update: Nonpayment of benefits for withholding of
information and representative payee policies - proposed rules |
| OCT | 4 | 2005 |
| Electronic Folder with Adobe® Acrobat® Professional:
Miscellaneous Tips |
| NOV | 12 | 2005 |
| New Identification Requirement Imposed to Access Claimants' Files |
| JAN | 3 | 2006 |
| Final Rules for Representative Disqualification and Reinstatement |
| JAN | 4 | 2006 |
| OHA Is No More: Meet ODAR |
| APR | 1 | 2006 |
| SSA's ODISP and ODAR Organization Charts |
| APR | 6 | 2006 |
| Protective Filing Date and the Internet |
| APR | 10 | 2006 |
| OHA Profile of Participant Involvement at Hearings Held - FY 2005 |
| APR | 30 | 2006 |
| Final Regulations on Penalties for False or Misleading Statements |
| MAY | 1 | 2006 |
| SSA Will Issue Form 1099's |
| JUL | 6 | 2006 |
| Federal Register Update: Appeal requests by telephone |
| AUG | 7 | 2006 |
| Federal Register Update: Pilot for privately owned VTC equipment |
| AUG | 7 | 2006 |
| Phone Appeals Notice is Withdrawn |
| SEP | 1 | 2006 |
| Proposed Regulations on Disclosure of Information (71 FR 53995) |
| SEP | 4 | 2006 |
| Letter from William Taylor on duplicate hearing recording format |
| SEP | 6 | 2006 |
| New Process for Submitting Comments to Proposed Regulations |
| OCT | 2 | 2006 |
| Registration Required for Direct Payment of Fees |
| NOV | 1 | 2006 |
| File SSA-1695 by January 1, 2007 |
| DEC | 2 | 2006 |
| Prohibition Lifted on Veterans Benefits Representation |
| DEC | 11 | 2006 |
| Electronic Folder and Video Hearings Survey |
| DEC | 12 | 2006 |
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE
 |
| New Bill Extends Attorneys Fee Withholding to SSI and Provides
Other Improvements (including representative payee
reforms) (H.R. 743) |
| FEB | 1 | 2003 |
| H.R. 743 Passes Ways and Means Committee |
| MAR | 1 | 2003 |
| Senate Bill Introduced (S. 439) |
| MAR | 4 | 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 |
| House Passes H.R. 743 |
| APR | 1 | 2003 |
| Proposed Rules on Several Issues regarding Representative Payees |
| SEP | 22 | 2003 |
| Senate Passes H.R. 743 |
| DEC | 1 | 2003 |
| H.R. 732 Signed into Law |
| FEB | 1 | 2004 |
| Summary of P.L. 108-203 (HR 743) |
| MAR | 4 | 2004 |
| Description of Provisions in Public Law 108-203 - Effective Dates |
| MAY | 4 | 2004 |
| Proposed Rules Implement Exclusion of Certain Penalized
Representatives and Health Professionals |
| JUN | 3 | 2004 |
| Final Representative Payment Regulations Implement 1990 Law |
| OCT | 7 | 2004 |
| Spotlight on SSI: Installment Payments and Dedicated Accounts |
| JUL | 19 | 2005 |
| Federal Register Update: Nonpayment of benefits for withholding of
information and representative payee policies- proposed rules |
| OCT | 4 | 2005 |
| Federal Register Update: Nonpayment of benefits for withholding
of information and representative payee policies |
| OCT | 4 | 2006 |
RES JUDICATA
 |
| Is A Revised Listing Considered Less Restrictive? POMS Guidance
on Applying Res Judicata |
| JAN | 7 | 2003 |
RESIDUAL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
 |
| Query: Sedentary Unskilled Jobs |
| JAN | 2 | 2003 |
| Response to Query: Surveillance System Monitor Brief Available |
| APR | 2 | 2003 |
| Response to Query: Surveillance System Monitor |
| MAY | 2 | 2003 |
| Response to Query: Surveillance System Monitor |
| JUN | 2 | 2003 |
| New Regulations Impact Past Work and RFC Assessments |
| SEP | 1 | 2003 |
| Boone v. Barnhart, 353 F.3d 203 (3rd Cir. 2003) |
| MAR | 14 | 2004 |
| The Meaning of "Marked" in Mental RFCs |
| APR | 11 | 2004 |
| Butler v. Barnhart, 353 F.2d 992 (D.C.Cir. 2004) |
| APR | 20 | 2004 |
| Vigo Ramos v. Commissioner of SSA,
241 F.Supp.2d 139 (D.P.R. 2003) |
| JUL | 17 | 2004 |
| Practice Tip: RFC Forms and Hypotheticals |
| DEC | 11 | 2004 |
| Hamlin v. Barnhart, 365 F.3d 1208 (10th Cir. 2004) |
| FEB | 29 | 2005 |
| Saiz v. Barnhart, 392 F.3d 397 (10th Cir. 2004) |
| MAR | 7 | 2005 |
| Reed v. Barnhart, 399 F.3d 917 (8th Cir. 2005) |
| APR | 19 | 2005 |
| Pearson v. Barnhart, 380 F.Supp.2d 496 (D.N.J. 2005) |
| MAR | 12 | 2006 |
| Lane-Rauth v. Barnhart, 437 F.Supp.2d 63 (D.D.C. 2006) |
| NOV | 27 | 2006 |
RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENTS
 |
| Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Four Listings
(Language and speech disorders, Hearing impairments,
Neurological impairments, Respiratory system disorders) |
| APR | 14 | 2005 |
| Practice Tip: The Combined Pulmonary Impairment |
| FEB | 23 | 2006 |
| Tremolite Asbestos-Related Impairments (SSR 06-1p) |
| JUN | 6 | 2006 |
RETIREMENT
 |
| Proposed Rules Implement Statutory Change Eliminating the
Annual Earnings Test for Retirees between FRA and age 70 |
| SEP | 22 | 2003 |
| Establishing Disability for Individuals Age 65 and Older |
| APR | 4 | 2004 |
| Congressional Update: Senate Hearing on Private Accounts |
| JUN | 4 | 2004 |
| Letter to the Editor, Re: Practice Tip on Early Retirement |
| JAN | 13 | 2005 |
| Federal Register Update: Earnings Tests Elimination for
Retirement Beneficiaries |
| MAY | 6 | 2005 |
| Summary of 2006 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Changes |
| OCT | 2 | 2005 |