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In Social Security Disability cases, the Federal judge will question the disabled worker. To many claimants, it seems as though the judge is wearing two hats – one as prosecutor and one as adjudicator. It hardly seems...

“There’s often a huge difference between a job’s title and how it is actually performed,” notes Loudoun County disability lawyer Doug Landau. Sometimes a Manager or Supervisor is ‘hands on,’ lifting heavy...

Because the “weight of medical evidence” often determines the outcome of a Social Security Disability case, and the Federal judges must make findings justifying their decisions, how much weight they give to each doctor is...

There are car crash cases in which the occupants are injured more seriously because of defects in the car’s design or safety devices. For example, if a a seat back or seat belt anchor breaks in a low speed crash and fails...

In order to win a Social Security Disability claim there must be proof of “severe” impairments. These severe impairments must disable the claimant from work that is found in both the local and the national economy. A...