Where a Nurse Practitioner’s statement is submitted as evidence of disability to a Social Security Judge and the treating doctor countersigns the document, can the judge discount this medical opinion? A recent case held that discounting these opinions because the doctor merely countersigned the nurse practitioner’s statement is inconsistent with the Social Security Administration’s rules.…
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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 fair! In a recent Federal Court case, the Administrative Law Judge found the claimant was not credible. As…
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If a claimant does not have a single medical condition that satisfies the requirements for Social Security Disability, a combination of impairments can also lead to Federal benefits. In a recent case the Administrative Law Judge found the claimant’s combination of: Degenerative Disc disease of the spine, Post-Laminectomy syndrome, Chronic Bronchitis, Degenerative Joint Disease, and…
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Have you ever seen a sign like the one to the left? Oh, if being well-rested could be only as simple as stepping behind a door labeled “Slumber Room!” Doug Landau of The Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. notes that many of his clients cannot get to sleep because of the side effects of…
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