appeals council

Top Reasons for Appeals Council Remands

Gordon Gates
August 15, 2011 21:30

The Social Security Appeals Council tracked the reasons for the remands from the 102,062 claims it reviewed in FY 2010, and compiled a list of top reasons for remands. The summary was published in the July Social Security Forum, a newsletter for NOSSCR members. Download Top Remand Reasons (link...

Social Security Ruling 11-1p

Gordon Gates
July 28, 2011 10:18

Social Security Ruling 11-1p, entitled "Titles II and XVI: Procedures for Handling Requests to File Subsequent Applications for Disability Benefits" was published today in the Federal Register. The Ruling prohibits a new application for benefits while a prior claim of the same title and benefit...

Eliminating the Decision Review Board

Gordon Gates
May 03, 2011 21:28

The SSA has published a final rule eliminating Decision Review Board. For those of us in Region I (a.k.a. "the Boston Region"), that means that after June 13, 2011 the Appeals Council will once again be our forum for appeals...The SSA has published a final rule eliminating Decision Review...

The Decision Review Board

Gordon Gates
January 18, 2011 10:14

In Region 1, which comprises the New England States, we have the Decision Review Board (DRB) as a legacy of the DSI process. Most claims that are denied at the ALJ level are selected by the DRB for review. So...In Region 1, which comprises the New England States, we have the Decision Review Board...

Appeals Council correcting technical errors

September 15, 2010 15:00

I was a the Colorado Bar Association Social Security CLE (Continuing Legal Education) program last week. One of the Judges stated during the presentation that the Social Security Appeals Council will begin correcting “technical errors.” During the Q&A section, I … Continue...