IMPORTANT INFORMATION (as of April 30, 2020): If you are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and you have dependents (qualifying children under age 17) and you did not file a tax return in 2018 or 2019, you must register now on the IRS website by May 5, 2020 in order to…
Continue readingIn a recent case where the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) ruled against a disabled worker, the Federal District Court remanded and sent the case back because the ALJ: failed to consider the opinion of the treating doctor, failed to thoroughly review the medical records, made unsupported assumptions about the plaintiff’s work history, and provided a…
Continue readingThis is a first for me – quoting US Magazine ! But in today’s US Magazine, the question was posed: Can a Fractured Hip Be Fatal ? “Mortality rates can reach 24%, with higher risks for senior citizens, the International Osteoporosis Foundation reports. Why ? Long recoveries increase risk of blood clots, infection and other…
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In a disability case tried in the District of Columbia, Doug Landau confronted the Federal Government’s Vocational Expert (“VE”), much to the displeasure of the Judge. While Landau did not dispute the expert witness’s credentials or experience, the Herndon Reston area disability and injury lawyer cross-examined the VE armed with the treating doctors’ findings and…
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