Analysis of Recent Social Security Rulings (SSR 96-1p - 96-9p)
(By John J. Callahan)
Online
National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
| TOPICS - "A" | Mo. | Pg. | Year | |
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ACQUIESCENCE
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| SSA Issues New Social Security Rulings (96-1) | JUL | 1 | 1996 | |
| Process Unification in Disability Redesign Analysis of Recent Social Security Rulings (SSR 96-1p - 96-9p) |
AUG | 17 | 1996 | |
| House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Nonacquiescence Bill, H.R. 1544 | JUN | 1 | 1997 | |
| Acquiescence Policy - Proposed Rules | SEP | 44 | 1997 | |
| Acquiescence Policy - Summary of Proposed Rules | SEP | 9 | 1997 | |
| House Passes Federal Agency Compliance Act | FEB | 4 | 1998 | |
| Senate Holds Hearing on Agency Nonacquiescence Bill | JUN | 1 | 1998 | |
| The Problem With Acquiescence | DEC | 11 | 1998 | |
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ADOPTION | ||||
| D'Accardi v. Chater, 96 F.3d 97 (4th Cir. 1996) | MAR | 9 | 1997 | |
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AGE | ||||
| Littrell v. Shalala, 898 F.Supp. 582 (S.D.Ohio 1995) | APR | 12 | 1996 | |
| Lambert v. Chater, 96 F.3d 469 (10th Cir. 1996) | MAR | 9 | 1997 | |
| OHA Reminder: Application of Age Categories in Borderline Situations | JUL | 9 | 1997 | |
| Lebya v. Chater, 983 F.Supp. 1048 (D.N.M. 1996) | MAY | 14 | 1998 | |
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AIDS | ||||
| Final Settlement Approved in AIDS Class Action (S.P. v. Chater) | MAR | 46 | 1996 | |
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ALCOHOLISM | ||||
| See Substance Abuse | ||||
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ALIENS | ||||
| Federal Register. SSI: Residency, Citizenship | MAY | 4 | 1996 | |
| Senate Legislation Restricts Noncitizen SSI Eligibility | MAY | 8 | 1996 | |
| New Welfare Bill Considered by Congress -- SSI Provisions Included | JUN | 1 | 1996 | |
| Summary of SSI Provisions in Pub. L. No 104-193: The "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996" | AUG | 6 | 1996 | |
| Processing of Cases Affected by Welfare Reform Bill Held Pending Further Instructions | SEP | 1 | 1996 | |
| Update on Implementation of SSI and Social Security Noncitizen Provisions in Welfare Law | OCT | 1 | 1996 | |
| Update on Implementation of Legislation Affecting SSI and Social Security Benefits | NOV | 1 | 1996 | |
| Federal Register: New Regulations Explain Required Proof of Lawful Residence in the United States | NOV | 6 | 1996 | |
| SSI: Non-Citizen Restrictions | NOV | 8 | 1996 | |
| Changes in Sponsor to Alien Deeming Rules | NOV | 8 | 1996 | |
| Number & Percentage of Aliens Receiving SSI Payments by State, July 1996 | JAN | 26 | 1997 | |
| Update on Noncitizen Implementation Issues Under P.L. 104-193 | FEB | 1 | 1997 | |
| U.S. Citizenship Process | MAR | 8 | 1997 | |
| Budget Deal Restores SSI Benefits to Some Noncitizens - Senate Delays Cutoff Date | APR | 1 | 1997 | |
| Legislative and Litigation Developments on Noncitizen SSI Eligibility | MAY | 22 | 1997 | |
| House and Senate Pass Separate Versions of Budget Agreement Bills -- Legislation Enacted Delaying Noncitizen SSI Cut-Offs | JUN | 4 | 1997 | |
| Update on Litigation Challenging the Noncitizen SSI Restrictions | JUL | 1 | 1997 | |
| Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is Enacted - Changes to SSI Included | AUG | 1 | 1997 | |
| Balanced Budget Bill Corrects Flawed Welfare Reform Provision (By John J. Callahan) |
AUG | 15 | 1997 | |
| SSI Benefits for Non-Citizens: An Update | OCT | 1 | 1997 | |
| SSA Issues Non-citizen SSI Instructions | NOV | 8 | 1997 | |
| A Sponsor’s Affidavit of Support of an Immigrant is Now a Legally Enforceable Contract | NOV | 15 | 1997 | |
| Washington Update (H.R.4426: extended SSI for PRUCOL) | AUG | 1 | 1998 | |
| Washington Update (H.R. 4558: Extension of SSI for nonqualified aliens) | SEP | 1 | 1998 | |
| Bill to Continue SSI for ‘Nonqualified Aliens’ Passes Key House Committee | SEP | 1 | 1998 | |
| Washington Update: Senate Joins House in Extending SSI for Nonqualified "Aliens"-Cross-Program Recovery Authorized | OCT | 1 | 1998 | |
| Washington Update: Extension of SSI for PRUCOLs and Authority for Cross-Program Recovery Enacted | NOV | 1 | 1998 | |
| Letter to the Editor: Proof of Birth/ Citizenship | NOV | 3 | 1998 | |
| Class Action Challenging Retroactive Effect of Welfare Law is Dismissed (Xiong v. Apfel) | NOV | 19 | 1998 | |
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ALJ DUTIES | ||||
| Brewer v. Chater, 910 F.Supp. 1335 (N.D.Ill. 1995) | MAY | 16 | 1996 | |
| Pastrano v. Chater, 917 F.Supp. 1035 (D. Puerto Rico, 1996) | JUN | 23 | 1996 | |
| Craig v. Chater, 76 F.3d 585 (4th Cir. 1996) | JUL | 35 | 1996 | |
| Rohan v. Chater, 98 F.3d 966 (7th Cir. 1996) | DEC | 16 | 1996 | |
| Pratts v. Chater, 94 F.3d 34 (2nd Cir. 1996) | JAN | 41 | 1997 | |
| OHA Reminder: ALJ Instructions to Decision Writers | JUL | 8 | 1997 | |
| OHA Reminder: ALJ Conducts Hearing But is not Available to Issue Decision | JUL | 9 | 1997 | |
| OHA Reminder: Off-the-Record Discussions at Hearings | JUL | 10 | 1997 | |
| Hawkins v. Chater, 113 F.3d 1162 (10th Cir. 1997) | AUG | 21 | 1997 | |
| Batista v. Chater, 972 F.Supp. 211 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) | MAY | 14 | 1998 | |
| Brown v. Apfel, 990 F.Supp. 714 (S.D.Iowa 1998) | JUN | 18 | 1998 | |
| New Remand Rules for OHA | SEP | 1 | 1998 | |
| Yancey v. Apfel, 145 F.3d 106 (2nd Cir. 1998) | SEP | 11 | 1998 | |
| Sobolewski v. Apfel, 985 F.Supp. 300 (E.D.N.Y. 1997) | DEC | 14 | 1998 | |
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AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT | ||||
| Individual Found Disabled by Social Security is Not a Qualified Handicapped Person Entitled to the Protections of the ADA | MAY | 13 | 1996 | |
| Eback v. Chater, 94 F.3d 410 (8th Cir. 1996) | MAY | 25 | 1997 | |
| SSA and EEOC Formally State Position on Relationship Between an Aplication for Disability Benefits and a Claim under the ADA | MAY | 6 | 1997 | |
| McNemar v. The Disney Store, 91 F.3d 360 (3rd Cir. 1996; Cert. denied Feb 18, 1997) | JUN | 17 | 1997 | |
| Violette v. IBM Corp., 962 F.Supp. 446 (D.Vt. 1996) | AUG | 21 | 1997 | |
| Weigel v. Target Stores, 122 F.3d 461 (7th Cir. 1997) | NOV | 16 | 1997 | |
| Contradictory Federal Disability Policies? | MAY | 12 | 1998 | |
| ADA Claim by Worker with Well-Controlled Epilepsy (Matczak v. Frankford Candy and Chocolate Company, No. 97-1057 (Third Cir. Nov. 18, 1997) | JUN | 17 | 1998 | |
| Moore v. Payless Shoe Source, Inc., 139 F.3d 1210 (8th Cir. 1998) | JUN | 18 | 1998 | |
| Johnson v. State of Oregon, 141 F.3d 1361 (9th Cir. 1998) | SEP | 11 | 1998 | |
| Supreme Court to Consider Effect of a Social Security Disability Application on a Subsequent ADA Claim (Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corporation) | OCT | 1 | 1998 | |
| Haschmann v. TimeWarner Entertainment Co., L.P., 151 F.3d 591 (7th Cir. 1988) | OCT | 51 | 1998 | |
| Social Security Disability Insurance and the ADA: Complimentary or Conflicting Programs? | NOV | 11 | 1998 | |
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APPEALS COUNCIL | ||||
| Reengineering: Transitional Role for the Appeals Council | MAY | 1 | 1996 | |
| News From The Appeals Council | OCT | 8 | 1996 | |
| Letter to the Editor | NOV | 3 | 1996 | |
| What Time Period is Covered by an Appeals Council Decision? | NOV | 9 | 1996 | |
| Query: Appeals Council Review | APR | 10 | 1997 | |
| SSA Plans Test for Elimination of Request for Appeals Council Review Step | MAY | 1 | 1997 | |
| Appeals Council Review Level Workload for SSA Programs, by Program, National | MAY | 5 | 1997 | |
| OHA Reminder: Seeking Clarification of an A.C. Remand Order when the Sole Reason for Remand was Lost Hearing Cassette and Cassette is Found Before New Hearing Held | JUL | 10 | 1997 | |
| A.C. Own Motion Review - Proposed Rule | SEP | 33 | 1997 | |
| A.C. Own Motion Review - Summary of Proposed Rule | SEP | 8 | 1997 | |
| A.C.: Test of its Elimination - Proposed Rule | SEP | 38 | 1997 | |
| A.C.: Test of its Elimination - Summary of Proposed Rule | SEP | 8 | 1997 | |
| Current and Redesign Role of the Appeals Council | JUN | 8,9 | 1998 | |
| Appeals Council Adds New Own-Motion Review Process | JUL | 1 | 1998 | |
| Reengineering: Access to the Appeals Council | AUG | 9 | 1998 | |
| Pilot Projects for Skipping Appeals Council Have Begun | NOV | 1 | 1998 | |
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ARTHRITIS | ||||
| Brown v. Chater, 927 F.Supp. 10 (D.Mass. 1996) | APR | 12 | 1997 | |
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ATTORNEYS’ FEES | ||||
| ABA Opposes Attorneys146; Fee Proposal | FEB | 3 | 1996 | |
| Earnings Limit Bill Attached to Debt Ceiling Legislation - DAA Eliminated; CDR Funding Increased; No Change to Current Attorney Fee Program | MAR | 1 | 1996 | |
| Summary of Social Security and SSI Provisions in Pub. L. No. 104-121 | APR | 1 | 1996 | |
| Congress Increases Hourly EAJA Rate | APR | 9 | 1996 | |
| Are Fee Agreement Regulations Imminent? | OCT | 8 | 1996 | |
| New Jersey Attorneys May Receive Payment for Representation of Public Assistance Recipients Who Apply for SSI | NOV | 6 | 1996 | |
| EAJA Fees to be Paid by Direct Deposit | DEC | 5 | 1996 | |
| SSA Instruction Explains that Attorney Fees may be Paid out of Children's Dedicated Account of SSI Retroactive Benefits | DEC | 8 | 1996 | |
| Practice Tip - Re: SSI Maximum Fee Under Approved Agreement - Impact of Interim Assistance Reimbursement | FEB | 11 | 1997 | |
| SSA Addresses Attorney Fee Payment Problems | MAR | 1 | 1997 | |
| Practice Tip: Attorneys Fees in Concurrent Cases | JUL | 3 | 1997 | |
| ODIO Processing Goals | AUG | 16 | 1997 | |
| SSA Proposes a “User Fee” | JAN | 1 | 1998 | |
| Payment of Attorney Fees at the Reconsideration Level | JAN | 5 | 1998 | |
| User Fee Update | FEB | 1 | 1998 | |
| SSA Drafts "User Fee" Language | MAR | 1 | 1998 | |
| Documenting Non-Disability Items | MAR | 7 | 1998 | |
| Letter to the Editor: Re: Direct Deposit of EAJA Attorney Fee Checks | APR | 3 | 1998 | |
| Processing News from SSA's Office of Central Operations | JUN | 14 | 1998 | |
| Fee Petitions for Initial and Reconsideration Cases | AUG | 15 | 1998 | |
| Widrig v. Apfel, 140 F.3d 1207 (9th Cir. 1998) | AUG | 23 | 1998 | |
| Office of Central Operations, Office of Disability Operations: Module Phone Numbers for Fee Agreement Cases | SEP | 4 | 1998 | |
| Fees When Appealing Partially Favorable Decisions | SEP | 9 | 1998 | |
| Unscheid v. Apfel, 2 F.Supp.2d 1438 (D.Kan. 1998) | SEP | 11 | 1998 | |
| Unscheid: Cite correction | OCT | 2 | 1998 | |
| Washington Update: No User Fee in Omnibus Appropriations Law | NOV | 8 | 1998 | |
| Fee Procedures when Appealing a Partially Favorable Decision | NOV | 13 | 1998 | |
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ATTORNEY FEES (EAJA Cases) | ||||
| Outlaw v. Chater, 906 F.Supp. 1 (D.D.C. 1995) | MAY | 16 | 1996 | |
| Outlaw v. Chater, 921 F.Supp. 31 (D.D.C. 1996) | SEP | 21 | 1996 | |
| Elezey v. Chater, 927 F.Supp. 1436 (D.Kan. 1996) | DEC | 16 | 1996 | |
| Jackson v. Chater, 94 F.3d 274 (7th Cir. 1996) | JAN | 41 | 1997 | |
| Richmond v. Chater, 94 F.3d 263 (7th Cir. 1996) | JAN | 41 | 1997 | |
| Isbell v. Chater, 934 F.Supp. 1129 (E.D.Mo. 1996) | JAN | 41 | 1997 | |
| Sampson v. Chater, 103 F.3d 918 (9th Cir. 1996) | FEB | 31 | 1997 | |
| Corchado v. Shalala, 953 F.Supp 12 (D.Mass. 1996) | JUN | 17 | 1997 | |
| Carter v. Chater, 955 F.Supp. 63 (W.D.La. 1996) | JUN | 17 | 1997 | |
| Squires-Allman v. Callahan, 117 F.3d 918 (5th Cir. 1997) | NOV | 17 | 1997 | |
| Luna v. Apfel, 986 F.Supp. 275 (D.N.J. 1997) | JUN | 18 | 1998 | |
| Stanfield v. Apfel, 985 F.Supp. 927 (E.D.Mo. 1997) | DEC | 14 | 1998 | |
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AUXILIARY BENEFITS | ||||
| See Also, Illegitimate Children | ||||
| Parisi by Cooney v. Chater, 69 F.3d 614 (1st Cir. 1995) | JAN | 27 | 1996 | |
| Child Conceived After Father's Death is Awarded Child's Insurance Benefits | MAR | 11 | 1996 | |
| Summary of Social Security and SSI Provisions in Pub. L. No. 104-121, including limits on stepchildren's eligibility | APR | 1 | 1996 | |
| Class Actions, Andre v. Chater, 910 F.Supp. 1352 (S.D.Ind. 1995) | MAY | 4 | 1996 | |
| Taylor v. Chater, 907 F.Supp. 306 (N.D.Ind. 1995) | MAY | 16 | 1996 | |
| Federal Register: Definition of student, Home Schooling | SEP | 18 | 1996 | |
| Reed on Behalf of Reed v. Chater, 925 F.Supp. 466 (E.D.Tex. 1996) | OCT | 16 | 1996 | |
| POMS Explains Determination of One-Half Support for Stepchildren | JAN | 40 | 1997 | |
| SSA Issues Acquiescence Ruling on Determining Benefit Reduction Under the Family Maximum (AR 97-1(1)) | FEB | 31 | 1997 | |
| Meredith by Meredith v. Callahan, 987 F.Supp. 846 (D.Nev. 1997) | JUN | 18 | 1998 | |
| Fontana v. Callahan, 999 F.Supp. 304 (E.D.N.Y. 1998) | SEP | 12 | 1998 | |
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AVAILABLE MATERIAL | ||||
| Sample Newsletter for Clients | FEB | 2 | 1996 | |
| Index of List of Available Material - 1995 (No. 868-936) | FEB | 12 | 1996 | |
| Research Materials | APR | 6 | 1996 | |
| New! 1995 Circuit Caselaw Reporter | MAY | 2 | 1996 | |
| SSA Publications on CD-ROM | AUG | 2 | 1996 | |
| GAO Reports | SEP | 2 | 1996 | |
| Index of List of Available Materials, 1996, Item Nos 937-989 | FEB | 20 | 1997 | |
| New Disability Video | MAR | 8 | 1997 | |
| Practice Tip: How do I obtain a copy of the POMS? | MAY | 2 | 1997 | |
| New Evaluation Form for SSI Disabled Children's Claims | MAY | 22 | 1997 | |
| New Publication: HIV Law: A Survival Guide to the Legal System for People Living with HIV (Crown Publishers) | JUN | 3 | 1997 | |
| Newsletter: Pds Disability Facts | JUN | 3 | 1997 | |
| Questionnaires for Evaluating Child's Disability - Available | JUN | 14 | 1997 | |
| Social Security Handbook | DEC | 5 | 1997 | |
| Childrens' Evaluation Forms Available | DEC | 6 | 1997 | |
| Research: Circuit Caselaw Summaries By Topic | DEC | 9 | 1997 | |
| Index of List of Available Material 1997 (Item Nos. 990 - 1037) | FEB | 10 | 1998 | |
| Research: Circuit Caselaw Summaries by Topics | JUN | 23 | 1998 | |
| Claimant’s Newsletter Available | JUL | 2 | 1998 |
| TOPICS - "B" | Mo. | Pg. | Year | |
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BACK | ||||
| Kepler v. Chater, 68 F.3d 387 (10th Cir. 1995) | FEB | 27 | 1996 | |
| Clifton v. Chater, 79 F.3d 1007 (10th Cir. 1996) | JUN | 23 | 1996 | |
| Pasillas v. Shalala, 993 F.Supp. 1327 (D.Colo. 1998) | DEC | 14 | 1998 | |
| BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME | ||||
| Letter to the Editor | MAY | 2 | 1996 | |
| BENEFIT CALCULATION | ||||
| SSA Benefit Computation Program | JAN | 2 | 1997 | |
| Cost of Living Adjustments Accounced | JAN | 4 | 1997 | |
| SSA Issues Acquiescence Ruling on Determining Benefit Reduction Under the Family Maximum (AR 97-1(1)) | FEB | 31 | 1997 | |
| SSA Announces 1998 COLA Rates | NOV | 9 | 1997 | |
| BLINDNESS | ||||
| Letter to the Editor: Establishing Statutory Blindness - Principles for All Listings |
DEC | 2 | 1997 | |
| BULIMIA NERVOSA | ||||
| Query: Request for Information | NOV | 3 | 1997 |