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NOSSCR FORUM INDEX - "S"

January 2003 - December 2006

TOPICS - "S" Mo.Pg.Year
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
White v. Barnhart, 368 F.Supp.2d 947 (S.D.Iowa 2005) DEC192006
SEVERITY
McCrea v. Commissioner of Social Security, 370 F.3d 357 (3rd Cir. 2004) JUL162004
Crider v. Barnhart, 427 F.Supp.2d 999 (D.Colo. 2006) DEC162006
SICKLE CELL DISEASE
Focus: Hines v. Barnhart, No.05-1299 (3th Cir. July 11, 2006) JUL72006
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF JOBS
Supreme Court Will Hear Step 4 Case (Thomas v. Barnhart, 294 F.3d 568 (3rd Cir. 2002) FEB32003
Practice Tip: Ability to Sustain Work SEP92003
Supreme Court Update: Barnhart v. Thomas (Argued); Lee v. Barnhart(Petition Denied) OCT132003
SSR Issued in Obsolete Past Work Supreme Court Decision (SSR 05-1c) FEB42005
SIT AND SQUIRM
Soto v. Barnhart, 242 F.Supp.2d 251 (W.D.N.Y. 2003) JUL252003
Snyder v. Barnhart, 212 F.Supp.2d 172 (W.D.N.Y. 2002) APR202004
SKIN DISORDERS
Final Skin Disorders Listings Published (§§ 8.00 and 108.00) JUN22004
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
See Also, Re-Engineering/Re-Design/HPI, Electronic Disability Process (eDIB), Disability Claims Process - Commissioner's Proposal
Is Social Security Reform on the 2003 Agenda? JAN12003
Proposals to Change the Disability Process: An Update JAN12003
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
Large Increase for SSA in Proposed FY 2004 Budget FEB12003
OHA Reorganization Announced MAR62003
Memorandum from Acting Chief ALJ re: Pre-Hearing Memos MAR72003
Commissioner and Key SSA Administrators Speak at the NOSSCR Conference APR12003
NOSSCR Comments on Video Teleconferencing APR142003
SSA Online Resources Available (POMS, HALLEX, Regulations, Rulings) MAY22003
A Guide to the POMS and HALLEX on "www.socialsecurity.gov" MAY112003
SSA Publishes Semiannual Regulatory Agenda JUN32003
Commissioner Testifies on Her Service Delivery Plan JUL12003
Extension of some disability redesign features, including single decision maker and elimination of reconsideration JUL112003
Commissioner Announces Plan to Reform the Disability Claims Process SEP12003
Commissioner's Testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means (Sept. 25, 2003) SEP102003
Flowcharts Illustrating Commissioner's Plan SEP17-192003
SSA Forum Addresses Changes in the Mental Disorders Listings OCT122003
New Chief ALJ Selected (David B. Washington) NOV22003
Disability Claims Process Proposal: An Update DEC12003
Deputy Chief ALJ Selected (C.F."Spike" Moore) DEC22003
Prototype Testing Extended to September 2005 DEC52003
Emergency Teletypes Now Available Online JAN192004
Will SSA's Proposed Budget for FY 2005 Keep Pace with Claims? FEB12004
Update: Commissioner's Plan to Change the Disability Claims Process FEB52004
Frequently Asked Questions About the New Approach FEB102004
New Disability Report for Appeals (SSA-3441-BK) FEB102004
Social Security Truesttes Find Little Change in Financial Status MAR12004
NOSSCR Responds to the Commissioner's Plan MAY12004
Congressional Update: Hearing on SSN Privacy, CBO Reports on Social Security SolvancySolvency, Senate Hearing on Private Accounts JUN42004
SSA Publishes Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda JUN72004
House Holds Hearing on Proposal to Change Disability Process SEP12004
NOSSCR's written statement to the Subcommittee SEP102004
SSA's Proposed Budget for FY 2006 Shows Increase FEB72005
New Appointment of Representation Form - 1696 (1-2005) FEB312005
2005 Trustees Report Finds Little Change APR12005
Commissioner Barnhart Speaks at NOSSCR Conference MAY12005
NOSSCR's Statement to the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Improving the SSA Disability Decision Process MAY42005
Federal Register Update: SSA Semiannual Agenda MAY62005
Commissioner's Plan to Change the Disability Claims Process is Published (70 Fed. Reg. 43589, 7/27/05) JUL12005
Administrative Efficiency Trumps Fairness AUG12005
Happy 70th Birthday Social Security! AUG32005
Has the SSA 800 Number Improved? AUG32005
How Fair Is That? AUG132005
The Proposed SSA Disability Determination Process (Chart) AUG142005
NOSSCR Responds to Proposed Changes to Disability Claims Process SEP12005
Congress Holds Hearing on Proposed Process Changes (9/27/05) SEP12005
SSA Responds to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita SEP22005
NOSSCR's Written Testimony for Congressional Hearing SEP42005
Oral testimony of NOSSCR's President for Congressional Hearing SEP142005
Written Statement of the Judicial Conference of the United States SEP172005
Extension of Prototype Test (Elimination of Reconsideration) SEP212005
The Proposed Changes to the Claims Process: What's Next? Is eDIB Implementation Proceeding on Schedule? OCT12005
NOSSCR Comments to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Administrative Review Process for Adjudicating Disability Claims OCT72005
Comments from the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee on Proposed Changes (Rep. McCrery and Rep. Levin) OCT322005
NOSSCR's Response to Post-Hearing Questions NOV42005
SSA Seeks Recommendations on Listings and Access to Medical Experts FEB82006
OHA Waiting Times by Hearing Office FEB432006
OHA Is No More: Meet ODAR APR12006
SSA's ODISP and ODAR Organization Charts APR62006
Congress Holds Hearing on SSA Service Delivery MAY32006
SSA Budget for 2007: Are Major Cuts Possible? AUG12006
SSA Extends Single Decisionmaker and Reconsideration Prototype AUG22006
Federal Register Update: Appeal requests by telephone AUG72006
Letter from Commissioner Barnhart on SSA's budget for FY 2007 AUG152006
Phone Appeals Notice is Withdrawn SEP12006
President Nominates New SSA Commissioner and SSAB Chairman: Is Privatization Effort on 2007 Agenda? SEP12006
Letter from William Taylor on duplicate hearing recording format SEP62006
New Process for Submitting Comments to Proposed Regulations OCT22006
Senators' Letter on SSA Budget (11/21/06) NOV222006
2006 Wrap-Up: What Will Congress Do with SSA's Budget? DEC12006
NOSSCR Legislative Agenda DEC82006
SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD
Closing the Record: A Representative's Response JAN102003
Letter to the Editor: Proposals to close the record APR22003
SSAB Report Recommends Closing the Record After the ALJ Hearing JUN12003
SSAB Report Recommends Closing the Record After the ALJ Hearing (Excerpts from Report) JUL1&92003
SSAB Report Addresses Need for New Definition of Disability DEC72003
SSAB Forum Addresses Disability Definition "Contradictions" APR12004
SSAB Chairman Speaks to Eighth Circuit Representatives AUG82004
SSAB Weighs In On Privatization and Disability Benefits APR32005
Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials (SSAB Report) JUN192006
President Nominates New SSA Commissioner and SSAB Chairman: Is Privatization Effort on 2007 Agenda? SEP12006
Can the Hearing Process Be Fixed? The SSAB Responds OCT12006
SSAB Recess Appointment Points to Privatization Effort in 2007 OCT32006
CCD Letter:Initial Response to SSAB Report in Disability Programs NOV92006
The Social Security Advisory Board: A Primer DEC12006
SOCIAL SECURITY CARD
Federal Register Update: Limiting replacement of SSN cards JAN142006
Social Security Numbers Issued to Noncitizens APR52006
Federal Register Update: Limiting replacement of SSN cards AUG72006
SOCIAL SECURITY COURT
Proposals to Change the Disability Process: A "Daunting" Challenge for the Commissioner APR12003
SOCIAL SECURITY RULINGS
New SSR on Postpolio Sequelae (SSR 03-1p) JUL62003
New Ruling on Evaluation of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (SSR 03-2p) OCT12003
New SSR Addresses Disability Evaluation for Individuals Age 65 or Older (SSR 03-3p) NOV32003
Acquiescence Ruling Issued in Ninth Circuit SSI Childhood Disability Case (AR 04-1(9)) MAY152004
SSR Issued in Obsolete Past Work Supreme Court Decision (SSR 05-1c) FEB42005
New SSR on Unsuccessful Work Attempts (SSR 05-02) MAR42005
SSR on SSI Childhood Disability CDRs (SSR 05-3p) MAY82005
Social Security Acquiesces on Eligibility for Posthumously Conceived Children (AR 05-1(9), based on Gillett-Netting v. Barnhart) SEP32005
SSA Acquiesces to Second Circuit Fleeing Felons Decision (AR 06-1(2), based on Fowlkes v. Adamec, 432 F.3d 90 (2nd Cir. 2005) APR32006
Tremolite Asbestos-Related Impairments (SSR 06-1p) JUN62006
DNA Testing and Siblings (SSR 06-2p) JUN62006
New SSR (06-03p) on Evaluating Non-Physician Medical Sources AUG12006
SSR 88-10c Barring Withholding of Fees in SSI Cases Rescinded DEC112006
SPEECH DISORDERS
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Four Listings (Language and speech disorders, Hearing impairments, Neurological impairments, Respiratory system disorders) APR142005
Practice Tip: Listing 2.09: Organic Loss of Speech APR102006
STATISTICS
Disability Determinations and Appeals FY 2002 MAY192003
Allowance and Denial Rate by State Initial and Reconsideration Levels - FY 2002 AUG152003
Adult Disability Claims, Percentage By Body System 2002 OCT152003
Disability Determinations and Appeals FY 2003 - Title II and Concurrent FEB292004
Disability Determinations and Appeals FY 2003 - Title II Only FEB302004
Economists' "Audit" Finds Errors in "True Disability Status" MAR92004
Disability Determinations and Appeals FY 2003- SSI Only APR192004
2004 House Ways and Means "Green Book" Available JUN172004
ALJ DI Decision Rates, Initial Denials and Terminations, Selected Fiscal Years 1980-2002 JUL152004
Disability Cases Pending and Waiting Times, FY 1988-2002 AUG152004
Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels, Allowance and Denial Rates by State, FY 2003 NOV192004
SSA-Funded Disability Program Research: Where Is It Headed? APR42005
Disability Determinations and Appeals, Title II, SSI, and Concurrent claims and CDRs, Fiscal Year 2003 APR222005
Disability Determinations and Appeals, Title II, SSI, and Concurrent claims and CDRs, Fiscal Year 2004 APR232005
Disability Determination and Appeals FY 2004: Title II and Concurrent Decisions for CDRs AUG232005
Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels, Allowance and Denial Rates by State, FY 2004 SEP252005
Appeals Council Review Level Workload for Social Security Programs By Program, Fourth Quarter 2005, and FY 2005 DEC102005
OHA Waiting Times by Hearing Office FEB432006
Disability Determinations and Appeals FY 2005 MAR552006
OHA Profile of Participant Involvement at Hearings Held - FY 2005 APR302006
Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials (SSAB Report) JUN192006
Initial and Reconsideration Allowance and Denial Rates by State, Title II, Title XVI & Concurrent: FY 2005 JUN262006
Average Hearing Level Processing Time, Fiscal Years 1985 - 2005 JUL172006
Cases Pending in Hearing Offices at end of Fiscal Years 1985 - 2005 JUL172006
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
OHA - Pending Cases in Hearing Offices: March 31, 2006 OCT82006
SSA Online: What's New - Updated Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program; Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2006 NOV52006
Chart: Disabled Worker Beneficiaries as of December 2003 as Percentage of State Population Ages 18-64 NOV282006
STROKE
SSA Holds Forum on Revisions to Neurological Listings AuG92005
SUBSEQUENT APPLICATIONS
Subsequent Applications: An Update JAN62004
Letter from Jesse Butler, Re: Handling Appeals Council Remand Cases Where the Remand Does Not Address a Subsequent Allowance Determination JAN82004
Focus: ALJ Authority to Reopen Favorable Decisions FEB62004
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Revised HALLEX on ALJ Decisions Involving DA&A ( I-2-8-25) OCT22003
Brueggermann v. Barnhart, 348 F.3d 689 (8th Cir. 2003) JAN202004
Practice Tip- Drug Addiction and Alcoholism OCT22004
Frederick v. Barnhart, 317 F.Supp.2d 286 (W.D.N.Y. 2004) DEC122004
DAA Q&A EM Is Extended (EM-96200) MAR42005
Focus: Drig Addiction and Alcoolism (Warren v. Barnhart) AUG152005
Lindsay v. Barnhart, 370 F.Supp.2d 1036 (C.D.Cal. 2005) OCT352005
Vester v. Barnhart, 426 F.3d 886 (8th Cir. 2005) OCT352005
DA&A Teletype is Extended FEB22006
Grogan v. Barnhart, 399 F.3d 1257 (10th Cir. 2005) APR272006
EM 96200 Extended to January 2007 AUG172006
Welch v. Barnhart, 355 F.Supp.2d 1008 (E.D.Mo. 2005) AUG172006
SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY
Cichon v. Barnhart, 222 F.Supp.2d 1019 (N.D.Del. 2002) MAR122003
Practice Tip: Ability to Sustain Work SEP92003
Wallace v. Barnhart, 256 F.Supp.2d 1360 (S.D.Fla. 2003) JAN202004
Weiland v. Barnhart, 239 F.Supp.2d 875 (N.D.Iowa 2002) FEB112004
Focus: Mental Impairments, Part-Time Work and SGA AUG72004
Summary of 2006 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Changes OCT22005
Focus: Dealing with SGA Level Earnings After Onset DEC42005
Federal Register Update: Earnings of beneficiaries on advisory committees JAN142006
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI)
See also, Aliens, Disabled Children, Substance Abuse
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
Letter to the Editor: Re: Fleeing Felons/SSI Suspension Issues FEB22003
Lopez v. Washington Mutual Bank, Inc., 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 24344 (9th Cir. 2002) FEB292003
Up-to-Date Information Available on SSI Notices Class Action (Ford v. Apfel) MAR32003
SSI Removed from "High-Risk" list MAR112003
SSI Fails to Cover Housing Costs (Priced Out in 2002- CCD Housing Task Force Report) JUN112003
Residency SSI Overpayments (SSI: SSA Could Enhance Its Ability to Detect Residency Violations, GAO-3-724 (July 2003) SEP62003
Final Rules on Access to Financial Institution Information in SSI Cases SEP222003
2004 COLA is 2.1 Percent OCT32003
SSI Work Incentives Project Extended (CA, NY, VT, WI) OCT142003
Hecht v. Barnhart, 217 F.Supp.2d 356 (E.D.N.Y. 2002) (Petition for cert. denied January 26, 2004) (Trusts) NOV92003
Household Finance Settlement Not "Income" for SSI DEC92003
Proposed Rules Simplify SSI Income & Resource Determinations JAN152004
Congress Reviews the SSI Program MAY32004
Practice Tip: SSI and Court Settlements MAY212004
Practice Tip: Onset Date Before SSI Application Date MAY212004
Special Disability Workload: An Update JUN12004
Practice Tip: SSI Benefit Levels AUG62004
Practice Tip: Loans Excluded as Income for SSI AUG82004
SSI Court Cases Require Fee Approval SEP82004
Effect of State Interim Assistance Reimbursement on SSI Fee Withholding OCT12004
2005 COLA is 2.7 Percent OCT32004
Survey of State Policies for Attorneys Fees When Clients Are Receiving Welfare OCT142004
SSI Fee Withholding (Almost) Ready JAN12005
Fee Withholding in SSI Cases Now in Effect FEB12005
Spotlight on SSI: In-Kind Support and Maintenance and Loans FEB52005
New Rules Simplify SSI Income and Resource Determinations FEB62005
Letter to the Editor, Re: In-Kind Support and Maintenance and Loans MAR22005
Spotlight of SSI: Noncitizen Eligibility For Social Security and SSI Benefits APR112005
Practice Tip: Retroactive SSI Benefits MAY32005
Spotlight on SSI: Deemed SSI Status for Medicaid Purposes MAY72005
Federal Register Update: SSI Technical Revisions JUL52005
Spotlight on SSI: Installment Payments and Dedicated Accounts JUL192005
Federal Register Update: SSI Income and Resources SEP212005
2006 COLA is 4.1 Percent OCT12005
Summary of 2006 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Changes OCT22005
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
Practice Tip: SSI and unknown assets NOV22005
House Budget Reconciliation Bill Changes SSI Installment Payments NOV32005
Budget Agreement Includes SSI Installment Payment Changes DEC12005
Final SSA Budget for 2006: SSI Installment Payment Change FEB12006
Attorneys' Fees in SSI Cases MAY42006
SSI Installment Payment Change JUN72006
OIG Report: Impact of Statutory Benefit Continuation on SSI Payments Made During the Appeals Process, A-07-15095 (May 2006) JUN192006
Federal Register Update: SSI Income and Resources AUG72006
2007 COLA is 3.3 Percent OCT32006
No Delay for Title II Past Due Benefits in Concurrent Cases OCT72006
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
SSR 88-10c Barring Withholding of Fees in SSI Cases Rescinded DEC112006
SUPREME COURT
Supreme Court Will Hear Step 4 Case (Thomas v. Barnhart, 294 F.3d 568 (3rd Cir. 2002) FEB32003
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
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
Supreme Court Holds That ERISA Does Not Require A "Treating Physician Rule" (Black and Decker v. Nord, 123 S.Ct. 1965 (2003) JUN192003
Supreme Court Update: Barnhart v. Thomas (Argued) Scarborough v. Principi (Granted), Stroup v. Barnhart (Pending), Hollins v. Massanari (Petition Denied), Lee v. Barnhart(Petition Denied) OCT132003
Supreme Court Upholds "Not Disabled" Finding Where Past Work Is Obsolete (Barnhart v. Thomas) NOV12003
Supreme Court Rules That EAJA "No Substantial Justification" Allegation is Not Jurisdictional (Scarborough v. Principi) MAY152004
2004 Supreme Court Update: No Social Security Cases Heard DEC102004
Letters to the Editor, Re: Listing 11.04B (Lipscomb v. Barnhart) FEB22005
SSR Issued in Obsolete Past Work Supreme Court Decision (SSR 05-1c) FEB42005
Supreme Court Finds IRAs Exempt from Bankruptcy (Rousey v. Jacoway, 125 S.Ct. 1561 (2005)) APR172005
Supreme Court to Review Student Loan Offset Against Title II Benefits (Lockhart v. U.S.) MAY82005
Supreme Court Upholds Social Security Offset of Student Loan Debts (Lockhart v. United States) DEC12005
Supreme Court Update 2005 JAN62006
SURVIVORS' BENEFITS
See Deceased Claimants

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