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	<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Triggering a Disability Claim Investigation</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/red-flags-that-trigger-a-disability-claims-investigation.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, in commenting on one of our posts, a reader asked what type of &#8220;red flags&#8221; exist that may trigger a field investigation of a Social Security disability claim. While our experience in this area is largely in working for the special investigations unit of a long-term disability insurance company, it is likely the following are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Independent Medical Examination</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/the-independent-medical-examination.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 14:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oftentimes it is not wise to solely rely upon your regular attending physician (&#8221;treating source&#8221;), but to also utilize outside experts early on during case development on a disability claim, or when preparing for a Social Security disability appeal. However, since an independent medical examination (&#8221;IME&#8221;) is usually quite expensive, timing and strategy should be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Age, Education, Work Experience &#038; RFC</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/age-education-work-experience-rfc.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After your impairments have been substantiated, age, education,  work experience and residual functional capacity (&#8221;RFC&#8221;) are the final elements considered by the SSA Administrative Law Judge in determining your eligibility for Social Security Disability Income benefits. You are at this point because you failed to &#8220;GRID out&#8221; in an earlier assessment as to whether you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Disability Appeal Summary Letter</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/the-disability-appeal-summary-letter.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once scheduled for a hearing before a Social Security Administration Administrative Law Judge, your disability attorney should be double and triple checking all of your medical documentation to ensure that it supports your impairments, accurately reflects the period in question, and in the case of an open claim, is up-to-date. Few things anger an ALJ more than having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Narratives and Impairment Questionnaires</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/medical-narratives-and-impairment-questionnaires.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disability Insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether applying for Social Security disability benefits initially or appealing a case at the hearing level, your greatest chances at successfully being granted SSDI or SSI benefits relies heavily upon proper medical documentation. To that end, that means you need your treating sources (disability doctors) to complete medical narratives and impairment questionnaires that support your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Denial at the Hearing Level</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/denial-at-the-hearing-level.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, let&#8217;s say the all too common scenario happens - you submit sufficient medical documentation to support your disability claim (including impairment questionnaires and narratives from treating physicians), testify credibly at the Social Security disability hearing, and are entitled to prevail  under the law. But the ALJ, for whatever reason (having a bad day, thinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Disability Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/the-disability-interview.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disability Insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While there are many different aspects involved in investigating a long-term disability claimant or individual disability insured, including IME&#8217;s, surveillances, database searches, etc., one of the most valuable tools at our disposal while working for a disability insurance company was the personal contact interview. Conducting a disability interview is both art and science, and takes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prepping for the Disability Hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/prepping-for-the-disability-hearing.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Truth be told, through experience in representing clients before the Social Security Administration in disability appeals, we have learned how to successfully leverage certain aspects of the disability benefits hearing to a client&#8217;s advantage. However, that being said, prior preparation is paramount to winning Social Security disability benefits by way of an Administrative Law Judge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Exhaustive Disability Appeals Process</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/steps-in-the-ssdi-disability-appeals-process.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/steps-in-the-ssdi-disability-appeals-process.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you have filed an initial application for disability benefits with the Social Security Administration along with medical records and other supporting documentation, and received an unfavorable written decision, the next step is the reconsideration level. Keep in mind the Social Security Administration will deem you to have received the notice denying you disability benefits, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Entitlement Not a Handout</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/entitlement-not-a-handout.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.disabilityappeal.com/entitlement-not-a-handout.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disability Insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) program is the largest involuntary insurance policy in the world. As soon as you are old enough to start working, FICA taxes are taken out of your paycheck, to provide benefits to you upon reaching retirement age, or if you become disabled. That’s in theory anyway. The truth of [...]]]></description>
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