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Request disability hearing. The hearing will take place in a video meeting online, in person, or by phone. The judge will review the evidence you provide with your request and ask questions about your medical condition. Medical experts and other witnesses may be asked to testify.
How to Answer Questions at a Social Security Disability Hearing. Learn how to answer the most commonly asked questions at an SSDI hearing and how to handle "trick" questions. By Diana Chaikin, Attorney · Seattle University School of Law. Updated 6/28/2024.
If your request for hearing is about whether you are disabled, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) will focus on your medical condition (s) and make a decision based on the evidence in your case file. The ALJ may also call witnesses to testify. For example, the ALJ may call a medical or vocational expert to testify.
There are four levels of appeal: Reconsideration. Hearing by an administrative law judge. Review by the Appeals Council. Federal Court review (please see the bottom of this page for information on the Federal Court review process).
Getting Ready. What you need to know before you begin: You are only required to submit new or updated medical information since your last filing (unless noted otherwise). View or print this checklist of information you will need to have on hand before beginning your online appeal.
Social Security disability hearings are informal procedures where you'll have the opportunity to speak with an ALJ about why you think you're unable to work. ALJs often schedule their hearings in one-hour increments, but hearings are more likely to last between 30-45 minutes.
The new policy, finalized in August and set to take effect Nov. 23, establishes four standard “manners of appearance” for a disability hearing: Audio, without restrictions. Online video, using your smartphone, tablet or computer and Microsoft Teams (currently the only videoconferencing platform approved by SSA for hearings).
If Social Security turns down your initial application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) — as it does in a majority of cases — you have the right to appeal that decision at multiple levels.
The Notice of Decision tells you that you meet Social Security's medical definition of disability—meaning you have a severe impairment that keeps you from working full-time for at least one year—while the Notice of Award tells you what benefits you're eligible for.
Getting scheduled for a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) hearing is a big step closer to winning disability benefits — but the work doesn’t end there. Preparing for the disability hearing is crucial to your approval.