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Appeals Process

SSDI and SSI claims proceed through SSA’s administrative appeal process before reaching U.S. District Court. For a summary of the appeals process, see https://secure.ssa.gov/apps6z/iAppeals/msg002.jsp

Sometimes there are exceptions to the strict 60 day appeal deadlines, including “reopening” of prior claims.


ARTICLES

Appeals Council Notices Misdated
Appeals Council notices – both remand and denial notices – dated July 29, 2011 through August 10, 2011, were issued erroneously. Per Patricia Jonas, Executive Director, Office of Appellate Operations, a coding error at Central Printing resulted in these notices being rejected and resent at a later date.  Read More

Online Access Available at Appeals Council
Online access to eFolders is now available for cases at the Appeals Council level, as well as the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level. That means that an advocate who is enrolled for online access will be able to review Appeals Council exhibit files on SSA’s secure website in cases if an Appointment of Representative (1696) is on file. Read More

Calling the Appeals Council
Calling the Appeals Council may sometimes feel like crying out in the wilderness, with the same result. Read More

Appeals Council Awards SSI to Asylee
Anne Callagy, an attorney with the Bronx office of the Legal Aid Society, convinced the Appeals Council to restore benefits to a claimant whose SSI had been terminated due to his immigration status. Read More


Appeals Process: Articles





NEWSLETTERS

Disability Law News - March 2012 Issue
The Disability Law News is a quarterly newsletter published for DAP advocates. This issue will look at the final regulations issued by the Social Security Administration on treating physician and representative conduct. Additional articles discuss regulations on electronic filing requirements and vision listing proposed changes. Also in this issue you will find articles on recent Court Decisions, and Administrative Decisions. Read More

Disability Law News - December 2011
The Disability Law News is a quarterly newsletter published for DAP advocates. Featured in this issue highlights the announcement of a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2012 for monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Additional articles discuss ALJ bias and defining the rolls of representatives and ALJs. Also in this issue you will find articles on Regulations, Court Decisions, and Administrative Decisions. Read More



TRAINING AND EVENTS

Winning on Appeal
Using an HIV case as a model, this session will outline appeal procedures and practices at the Appeals Council and in U.S. District Courts. Presenters will focus on the practices and procedures specific to each of the four District Courts in New York. Read More