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NOSSCR FORUM INDEX - "R"

January 2003 - December 2006

TOPICS - "R" Mo.Pg.Year
RECONSIDERATION
Letter to the Editor Re: NOSSCR Position Paper on Suggested Reforms MAR22003
Letter to the Editor: NOSSCR Position Paper MAY32003
Extension of some disability redesign features, including single decision maker and elimination of reconsideration JUL112003
Allowance and Denial Rate by State Initial and Reconsideration Levels - FY 2002 AUG152003
Prototype Testing Extended to September 2005 DEC52003
New Disability Report for Appeals (SSA-3441-BK) FEB12004
Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels, Allowance and Denial Rates by State, FY 2003 NOV192004
Extension of Prototype Test (Elimination of Reconsideration) SEP212005
Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels, Allowance and Denial Rates by State, FY 2004 SEP252005
Hold on Reconsideration Cases: An Update JUN42006
SSA Extends Single Decisionmaker and Reconsideration Prototype AUG22006
REENGINEERING / REDESIGN / HPI
See Also, DISABILITY CLAIMS PROCESS - COMMISSIONER'S PROPOSAL - DSI
Letter to the Editor Re: NOSSCR Position Paper on Suggested Reforms MAR22003
Commissioner and Key SSA Administrators Speak at the NOSSCR Conference APR12003
Letter to the Editor: Proposals to close the record APR22003
Letter to the Editor: NOSSCR Position Paper MAY32003
Extension of some disability redesign features, including single decision maker and elimination of reconsideration JUL112003
Prototype Testing Extended to September 2005 DEC52003
Extension of Prototype Test (Elimination of Reconsideration) SEP212005
SSA Extends Single Decisionmaker and Reconsideration Prototype AUG22006
REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SYNDROME
New Ruling on Evaluation of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (SSR 03-2p) OCT12003
Practice Tips for RSDS/CRPS Cases OCT112003
REMAND: GOOD CAUSE
Sample v. Barnhart, 239 F.Supp.2d 422 (D.Del. 2002) FEB112004
Reichard v. Barnhart, 285 F.Supp.2d 728 (S.D.Va. 2003) MAR142004
Threet v. Barnhart, 353 F.3d 1185 (10th Cir. 2003) APR202004
Altomare v. Barnhart, 394 F.Supp.2d 678 (E.D.Pa. 2005) FEB412006
Street v. Commissioner of Social Security, F.Supp.2d 630 (E.D.Mich. 2005) FEB412006
Focus: Government Requests for Remand (Guidry v. Barnhart; Jaynes v. Barnhart) SEP102006
REMAND: LOST TAPE
Practice Tip: DeMarco v. Barnhart (N.D.Ga. Dec. 17, 2002) JAN42003
Letter to the Editor: Re: Time limit to locate and reconstruct lost file APR62003
Practice Tip: Time-limit on court remand FEB72004
REMAND v. REVERSAL
Frazee v. Barnhart, 259 F.Supp.2d 1182 (D.Kan. 2003) AUG122003
Thompson v. Barnhart, 203 F.Supp.2d 1039 (S.D.Iowa 2001) SEP242003
Bunnell v. Barnhart, 336 F.3d 1112 (9th Cir. 2003) SEP252003
Marnell v. Barnhart, 253 F.Supp.2d 1052 (N.D.Iowa 2003) OCT172003
Thompson v. Barnhart, 281 F.Supp.2d 770 (E.D.Pa. 2003) JAN202004
Curry v. Barnhart, 247 F.Supp.2d 632 (E.D.Pa. 2003) APR212004
Rodriguez v. Barnhart, 249 F.Supp.2d 210 (E.D.N.Y. 2003) JUL162004
Butts v. Barnhart, 388 F.3d 377 (2nd Cir. 2004) JAN272005
Leonovich v. Barnhart, 246 F.Supp.2d 199 (W.D.N.Y. 2003) APR182005
Belotserkovskaya v. Barnhart, 342 F.Supp.2d 335 (E.D.Pa. 2004) JUL212005
Williams v. Barnhart, 395 F.Supp.2d 1130 (N.D.Ala. 2005) JAN292006
Babcock v. Barnhart, 412 F.Supp.2d 274 (W.D.N.Y. 2006) APR262006
Focus: Government Requests for Remand (Guidry v. Barnhart; Jaynes v. Barnhart) SEP102006
Lampo v. Barnhart, 370 F.Supp.2d 856 (S.D.Iowa 2005) DEC162006
REMEDIABILITY
Armstrong v. Barnhart, 424 F.Supp.2d 543 (N.D.Ill. 2006) OCT122006
REOPENING
Focus: ALJ Authority to Reopen Favorable Decisions FEB62004
Cash v. Barnhart, 327 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2003) MAR132004
Reopenings and Electronic Folder Processing JUN212005
Ardito v. Barnhart, 278 F.Supp.2d 247 (D.Conn. 2002) DEC242005
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 JAN52003
Recognizing Individual Representatives, Not Firms (letter) JAN62003
Closing the Record: A Representative's Response JAN102003
Query - Experiences with Video teleconferencing FEB22003
Final Rules Issued for Video Teleconference ALJ Hearings FEB42003
Practice Tip - requesting in person hearing FEB42003
How to Obtain SSA Forms (corrected version) MAR22003
OHA Reorganization Announced MAR62003
Memorandum from Acting Chief ALJ re: Pre-Hearing Memos MAR72003
Letter to the Editor: Proposals to close the record APR22003
Practice Tips from the OHA Associate Commissioner APR52003
NOSSCR Comments on Video Teleconferencing APR142003
Multiple Representatives and the New HALLEX on Fees MAY12003
How to Obtain a Detailed Employment History MAY152003
Practice Tip: Hospital Admission Records and DLI JUN22003
Clarification on Practice Tip on Hospital Records JUL32003
Fee Agreements and Multiple Representatives: SSA's Q&A's JUL132003
Online Lab Testing Information SEP22003
GAO Finds Representation Erases Potential for Racial Bias NOV12003
Final VTC Rule Precludes Claimant Veto of VE and ME Testimony DEC62003
Practice Tip: Psychologist's Opinions DEC92003
Emergency Teletypes Now Available Online JAN192004
New Disability Report for Appeals (SSA-3441-BK) FEB12004
Video Teleconference (VTC) Hearings Survey AUG1, 132004
Demonstration Project for Non-Attorneys AUG12004
Focus: ALJ Bias Allegations OCT242004
The Social Security Protection Act of 2004 and the Duty to Disclose Adverse Evidence NOV12004
Results of the NOSSCR VTC Survey: What Do the Responses Tell Us? DEC12004
New Appointment of Representation Form - 1696 (1-2005) FEB312005
Do Proposed Rules on Civil Monetary Penalties Place Representatives in an Ethical Quandry? MAR12005
SSA Releases New Disability Report for Use by Representatives (i3368 PRO) MAR62005
Rules Proposed for Representative Disqualification and Reinstatement APR12005
The Right to Representation: What Constitutes a Valid Waiver? MAY132005
NOSSCR Comments on Disqualification and Reinstatement of Representatives JUN162005
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
Federal Register Update: Nonpayment of benefits for withholding of information and representative payee policies - proposed rules OCT42005
Electronic Folder with Adobe® Acrobat® Professional: Miscellaneous Tips NOV122005
New Identification Requirement Imposed to Access Claimants' Files JAN32006
Final Rules for Representative Disqualification and Reinstatement JAN42006
OHA Is No More: Meet ODAR APR12006
SSA's ODISP and ODAR Organization Charts APR62006
Protective Filing Date and the Internet APR102006
OHA Profile of Participant Involvement at Hearings Held - FY 2005 APR302006
Final Regulations on Penalties for False or Misleading Statements MAY12006
SSA Will Issue Form 1099's JUL62006
Federal Register Update: Appeal requests by telephone AUG72006
Federal Register Update: Pilot for privately owned VTC equipment AUG72006
Phone Appeals Notice is Withdrawn SEP12006
Proposed Regulations on Disclosure of Information (71 FR 53995) SEP42006
Letter from William Taylor on duplicate hearing recording format SEP62006
New Process for Submitting Comments to Proposed Regulations OCT22006
Registration Required for Direct Payment of Fees NOV12006
File SSA-1695 by January 1, 2007 DEC22006
Prohibition Lifted on Veterans Benefits Representation DEC112006
Electronic Folder and Video Hearings Survey DEC122006
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE
New Bill Extends Attorneys Fee Withholding to SSI and Provides Other Improvements (including representative payee reforms) (H.R. 743) FEB12003
H.R. 743 Passes Ways and Means Committee MAR12003
Senate Bill Introduced (S. 439) MAR42003
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
House Passes H.R. 743 APR12003
Proposed Rules on Several Issues regarding Representative Payees SEP222003
Senate Passes H.R. 743 DEC12003
H.R. 732 Signed into Law FEB12004
Summary of P.L. 108-203 (HR 743) MAR42004
Description of Provisions in Public Law 108-203 - Effective Dates MAY42004
Proposed Rules Implement Exclusion of Certain Penalized Representatives and Health Professionals JUN32004
Final Representative Payment Regulations Implement 1990 Law OCT72004
Spotlight on SSI: Installment Payments and Dedicated Accounts JUL192005
Federal Register Update: Nonpayment of benefits for withholding of information and representative payee policies- proposed rules OCT42005
Federal Register Update: Nonpayment of benefits for withholding of information and representative payee policies OCT42006
RES JUDICATA
Is A Revised Listing Considered Less Restrictive? POMS Guidance on Applying Res Judicata JAN72003
RESIDUAL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
Query: Sedentary Unskilled Jobs JAN22003
Response to Query: Surveillance System Monitor Brief Available APR22003
Response to Query: Surveillance System Monitor MAY22003
Response to Query: Surveillance System Monitor JUN22003
New Regulations Impact Past Work and RFC Assessments SEP12003
Boone v. Barnhart, 353 F.3d 203 (3rd Cir. 2003) MAR142004
The Meaning of "Marked" in Mental RFCs APR112004
Butler v. Barnhart, 353 F.2d 992 (D.C.Cir. 2004) APR202004
Vigo Ramos v. Commissioner of SSA, 241 F.Supp.2d 139 (D.P.R. 2003) JUL172004
Practice Tip: RFC Forms and Hypotheticals DEC112004
Hamlin v. Barnhart, 365 F.3d 1208 (10th Cir. 2004) FEB292005
Saiz v. Barnhart, 392 F.3d 397 (10th Cir. 2004) MAR72005
Reed v. Barnhart, 399 F.3d 917 (8th Cir. 2005) APR192005
Pearson v. Barnhart, 380 F.Supp.2d 496 (D.N.J. 2005) MAR122006
Lane-Rauth v. Barnhart, 437 F.Supp.2d 63 (D.D.C. 2006) NOV272006
RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENTS
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Four Listings (Language and speech disorders, Hearing impairments, Neurological impairments, Respiratory system disorders) APR142005
Practice Tip: The Combined Pulmonary Impairment FEB232006
Tremolite Asbestos-Related Impairments (SSR 06-1p) JUN62006
RETIREMENT
Proposed Rules Implement Statutory Change Eliminating the Annual Earnings Test for Retirees between FRA and age 70 SEP222003
Establishing Disability for Individuals Age 65 and Older APR42004
Congressional Update: Senate Hearing on Private Accounts JUN42004
Letter to the Editor, Re: Practice Tip on Early Retirement JAN132005
Federal Register Update: Earnings Tests Elimination for Retirement Beneficiaries MAY62005
Summary of 2006 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Changes OCT22005

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