Preparing for Your Social Security Disability Administrative Hearing? Here’s Who Might be in the Room with You

One of the things that many Social Security Disability applicants who have been denied benefits at the initial application stage may wonder about is what the next stage of the Social Security Disability applications process looks like for them, or if this is the end of the road. Fortunately, disabled individuals who have been denied Social Security Disability benefits at the initial application stage are entitled to an appeal of the denial decision, and can request to have their case heard and reviewed by an administrative law judge at an administrative hearing. But who are all the “players” in a Social Security Disability administrative hearing? And how can disabled Social Security Disability applicants prepare for their administrative hearing so that they can get important benefits due to them? We answer those questions here.

Key Players in Social Security Disability Hearings 

The first person that must be at your Social Security disability hearing is you. You will most likely be asked to provide testimony in your Social Security Disability case, and answer questions asked to you by the administrative law judge. The other important people who will likely be in your hearing are:

• The administrative law judge: the administrative law judge (“ALJ”): the ALJ is the judge that will listen to the evidence presented in your case about why you are disabled, and will issue a determination in your case about whether or not benefits are granted;
• The vocational expert (“VE”): as the SSA explains, “ALJs use VEs in many cases in which they must determine whether a claimant can do his or her previous work or other work;”
• The court reporter: the court reporter listens to the hearing and creates a written transcript of the proceedings;
• Your lawyer: you may decide to work with an experienced Social Security Disability lawyer in your case. If you decide to work with a lawyer, your lawyer can prepare you for your hearing, present your case to the ALJ, and cross examine the VE and any other witnesses that attend the hearing and provide testimony in your case.

There may be other people that attend your Social Security hearing, such a medical expert, or other witness. In order to determine who may be at your Social Security Disability administrative hearing and how to best prepare in your specific case, it is best to work with an experienced Social Security Disability lawyer on your case.

Getting Legal Help with Your Social Security Disability Claim – Social Security Disability Lawyer

If you need legal help getting important Social Security Disability benefits due to you, contact the experienced Social Security Disability lawyers at Nationwide Disability Law. The experienced Social Security Disability lawyers at Nationwide Disability Law help disabled individuals get Social Security Disability benefits due to them. No person should have to navigate the complex Social Security Disability applications process without an experienced lawyer on their side. Contact Nationwide Disability Law today and speak to a lawyer about your case now.

Source:

ssa.gov/appeals/ve.html