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January 1996 - December 1998

TOPICS - "C" Mo.Pg.Year
CARDIOVASCULAR IMPAIRMENTS
Revisions to the Listing of Impairments:
Cardiovascular Listings Extended Unchanged		 FEB51998
Burress v. Apfel, 141 f.3d 875 (8th Cir. 1998) AUG231998
CHILD SUPPORT
Social Security Benefits: Child Support, Alimony, and Garnishment APR71996
Letter to the Editor, Re: Social Security Benefits: Child Support JUN31996
Letter to the Editor, Re: Receipt of Alimony and Child Support JUL21996
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
Hot Disability Issues in the Federal Courts - Subjective Physical Complaints May be Considered Even if there is no Objective Findings of an Underlying Medical Pathology (for Some Conditions) JUN181996
SSA Publishes a guide for Providing Medical Evidence for Individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome SEP71996
SSA Begins to Re-evaluate the Evidentiary Requirements for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome JAN31998
The Social Security Administration and Federal Courts Evaluate Claimants with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome AUG11998
CLASS ACTIONS
Final Settlement Approved in AIDS Class Action (S.P. v. Chater) MAR461996
Court's Dismissal of Class Action is Reversed; Exhaustion Requirement Waived (Dugas v. Hoffpauir) APR81996
Class Actions, Andre v. Chater, 910 F.Supp. 1352 (S.D.Ind. 1995) MAY41996
State Agency Performance (Sorenson v. Concannon, D. Or 1996) JUN141996
Proposed Class Action on SSI Notices Seeks Intervenors (Ford v. Chater, E.D.N.Y.) JUN181996
Preliminary Settlement Approved in Class Action Involving Replacement of Lost Checks (Robinson v. Chater) APR101997
Legislative and Litigation Developments on Noncitizen SSI Eligibility: Class Actions (Abreu v. Callahan, The City of New York V. USA, Sutich v. Callahan, Rodriquez v. USA, Yang v. Callaghan) MAY221997
Update on Litigation Challenging the Noncitizen SSI Restrictions (Kiedos v. Callahan, Abreu v. Callahan, City of New York v. USA, City of Chicago v. Shalala, Zizumbo v. Callahan, Yang v. Callahan, Sutich v. Callahan, Rodriguez v. USA, Medina v. Callahan) JUL11997
Iowa DDS Challenge (Laird v. Stilwill) AUG31997
West Virginia Class Action Challenges Consultative Examinations (Miller v. Division of Rehab Services) DEC61997
Utah DDS Settles Class Action Challenges (Goodnight v. Apfel) AUG131998
Class Action Certified to Challenge Inadequacy of SSI Notices (Ford v. Apfel) OCT11998
Oversight of Consultative Exams Inadequate (Miller v. Division of Rehab Services of West Virginia) NOV161998
Class Action Challenging Retroactive Effect of Welfare Law is Dismissed (Xiong v. Apfel) NOV191998
COBRA
Letter to the Editor FEB31997
COMBINATION OF IMPAIRMENTS
Eback v. Chater, 94 F.3d 410 (8th Cir. 1996) JAN421997
COMPUTER
The Internet Connection: NOSSCR's Home Page OCT41996
The Internet Connection: POMS on CD ROM NOV41996
SSA Benefit Computation Program JAN21997
The Internet Connection: AOL Access JAN31997
The Internet Connection: Links and Research FEB31997
The Internet Connection: Bulletin Board MAR21997
The Internet Connection: Posting Messages APR31997
The Internet Connection: New Products SEP21997
Website for SSI: Disabled Children SEP21997
The Internet Connection: Social Security Handbook DEC51997
Year 2000 Computer Problems Identified MAY141998
The Internet Connection: V.90 is Here SEP31998
The Internet Connection: Automating your Internet Connection NOV91998
CONCURRENT CASES
Practice Tip: Attorneys Fees in Concurrent Cases JUL31997
Medical Evidence in Concurrent Claim Files JUN161998
Certain Dually Eligible Beneficiaries May Be Underpaid AUG211998
CONGRESS
President Vetoes Welfare Legislation, Including SSI Provisions JAN11996
The Impact of Proposed Legislation on Drug Addiction and Alcoholism Claims FEB11996
Earnings Limit Bill Attached to Debt Ceiling Legislation - DAA Eliminated; CDR Funding Increased; No Change to Current Attorney Fee Program MAR11996
Summary of Social Security and SSI Provisions in Pub. L. No. 104-121 APR11996
Language Requirements for Government Notices APR81996
Congress Increases Hourly EAJA Rate APR91996
Senate Legislation Restricts Noncitizen SSI Eligibility MAY81996
1996 Funding for Legal Services Reduced by One-Third -- New Restrictions Apply MAY121996
New Welfare Bill Considered by Congress -- SSI Provisions Included JUN11996
House Subcommittee Passes Amendments "Clarifying" DAA Legislation and Restricting Lawsuits Against DDSs AUG11996
Congress Reviews SSA's Performance as an Independent Agency AUG11996
Summary of SSI Provisions in Pub. L. No 104-193: The "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996" AUG61996
Congressional Inquiry into OHA Backlog AUG391996
Congressional Hearing Assesses Agency's Reengineering Plans SEP11996
Senate Committee Rosters JAN31997
House Committee Rosters FEB121997
Congress Holds Hearing on Report of Social Security Advisory Council MAR51997
Congressional Hearing Examines Disability Backlog and Decisional Inconsistencies APR11997
House Passes SSI "Technical Amendments" to Welfare Act APR61997
House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Nonacquiescence Bill, H.R. 1544 JUN11997
House and Senate Pass Separate Versions of Budget Agreement Bills - Legislation Enacted Delaying Noncitizen SSI Cut-Offs JUN41997
House Subcommittee on Social Security Holds Oversight Hearing on CDRs SEP31997
SSA Proposes a “User Fee” JAN11998
User Fee Update FEB11998
Ways and Means Hearing Reviews Challenges to SSA Commissioner FEB11998
House Passes Federal Agency Compliance Act FEB41998
Work Incentives Bills Introduced in House and Senate MAR11998
SSA Drafts "User Fee" Language MAR11998
Technical Amendment Would Clarify "Finally Adjudicated" for Title II Claims MAR31998
Disability Redesign: The Commissioner's Report - Testimony to the House Social Security Subcommittee MAR41998
House Ways and Means Committee Passes Work Incentives Bill APR11998
House Subcommittee Considers SSI/SSDI "Fraud and Abuse" Proposals" APR11998
House of Representatives Passes Work Incentives Bill H.R. 3433 MAY11998
Vulnerable Disabled and Elderly Persons Affected by SSI "Fraud and Abuse" Bill MAY11998
Bill Would waive Medicare Waiting Period for Individuals with ALS MAY131998
Senate Holds Oversight Hearing on Children's SSI Program JUN11998
Senate Holds Hearing on Agency Nonacquiescence Bill JUN11998
Update on House SSI "Reform" Bill JUN11998
Washington Update (anti-fraud bill; S.1858; H.R.4426) AUG11998
Washington Update (H.R. 4558, H.R. 3433) SEP11998
Bill to Continue SSI for ‘Nonqualified Aliens’ Passes Key House Committee SEP11998
Washington Update: Senate Joins House in Extending SSI for Nonqualified "Aliens"-Cross-Program Recovery Authorized OCT11998
CONSULTATIVE EXAMINATION
Consultative Doctor Could be Liable for Malpractice for Failure to Diagnose a Condition He Should Have Discovered MAR61997
State Agency Physician Evidence - Proposed Rule SEP221997
State Agency Physician Evidence - Summary of Proposed Rule SEP61997
West Virginia Class Action Challenges Consultative Examinations (Miller v. Division of Rehab Services) DEC61997
Consultative Examiners are Instructed Not to Consider Symptoms in Making Functional Assessments JAN91998
Letter to the Editor FEB21998
Correction - Letter to the Editor MAR21998
Oversight of Consultative Exams Inadequate (Miller v. Division of Rehab Services of West Virginia) NOV161998
CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS
Earnings Limit Bill Attached to Debt Ceiling Legislation - DAA Eliminated; CDR Funding Increased; No Change to Current Attorney Fee Program MAR11996
OHA Announces Plans for Continuing Disability Reviews MAR61996
Summary of Social Security and SSI Provisions in Pub. L. No. 104-121 APR11996
Seattle NOSSCR Conference Features Keynote Speech by Associate Commissioner of Disability OCT11996
Rice v. Chater, 86 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 1996) OCT171996
GAO Issues Reports on CDRs NOV651996
Aikens v. Shalala, 956 F.Supp. 14 (D.D.C. 1997) JUN181997
House Subcommittee on Social Security Holds Oversight Hearing on CDRs SEP31997
Requesting Benefit Continuation SEP91997
SSA Reports on Continuing Disability Reviews NOV11997
Continuing Disability Reviews: FY 1996, Workloads Processed NOV51997
Continuing Disability Reviews on Schedule SEP81998
TOPICS - "D" Mo.Pg.Year
DAILY ACTIVITIES / HOUSEHOLD CHORES
Baumgarten v. Chater, 75 F.3d 366 (8th Cir. 1996) JUN231996
Cruze v. Chater, 85 F.3d 1320 (8th Cir. 1996) OCT161996
Eback v. Chater, 94 F.3d 410 (8th Cir. 1996) JAN421997
Daily Activities are Not a Reason to Deny Disability Benefits MAR61997
Peterman v. Chater, 946 F.Supp 734 (N.D.Iowa 1996) JUN171997
Davis v. Callahan, 125 F.3d 670 (8th Cir. 1997) NOV171997
Amidon v. Apfel, 3 F.Supp.2d 350 (W.D.N.Y. 1998) DEC151998
DAMAGES
Marks v. U.S. Social Security Administration, 906 F.Supp. 1017 (E.D.Va. 1995) MAY171996
DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES
See Also, Vocational Expert Testimony
Hot Disability Issues In Federal Courts: Resolution of Conflicts Between Vocational Expert Testimony and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles APR111996
Development Continues on Automated Replacement of the DOT APR111996
O*NET to Replace DOT AUG121998
DISABILITY FREEZE
Practice Tip: Cessations SEP21997
DISABLED CHILDREN
President Vetoes Welfare Legislation, Including SSI Provisions JAN11996
SSI Changes in Welfare Legislation Still on Hold FEB81996
New Welfare Bill Considered by Congress -- SSI Provisions Included JUN11996
Figueroa v. Chater, 911 F.Supp. 98 (W.D.N.Y. 1996) JUN241996
Summary of SSI Provisions in Pub. L. No 104-193: The "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996" AUG61996
Processing of Cases Affected by Welfare Reform Bill Held Pending Further Instructions SEP11996
Seattle NOSSCR Conference Features Keynote Speech by Associate Commissioner of Disability OCT11996
SSA begins Processing Certain Childhood SSI Cases OCT91996
Brown on Behalf of Brown v. Chater, 932 F.Supp. 71 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) OCT161996
Update on Implementation of Legislation Affecting SSI and Social Security Benefits NOV11996
SSA Instruction Explains that Attorney Fees May be Paid out of Children's dedicated Account of SSI Retroactive Benefits DEC81996
Dedicated Savings Account and Installment Payment of Large Past-Due SSI Benefits JAN11997
New Regulations Issued on Children's SSI Disability FEB11997
Court Finds Clear Congressional Intent to Apply New Children's Standards Retroactively MAR41997
SSA Issues Policy on Evaluating Zebley Class Members' Pending Cases MAR71997
House Passes SSI "Technical Amendments" to Welfare Act APR61997
New Standards for SSI Disabled Children MAY111997
New Evaluation Form for SSI Disabled Children's Claims MAY221997
SSI: Disabled Children's Benefits: June 6th Instructions JUN111997
Questionnaires for Evaluating Child's Disability Available JUN141997
District Court Issues Decision Considering Functional Equivalence Under the New Child's Disability Standard (Davis v. Chater) JUN141997
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is Enacted - Changes to SSI Included AUG11997
Website for SSI: Disabled Children SEP21997
SSA Issues "General Reminders About the Appeals Process for Title XVI Childhood and Age 18 Disability Redeterminations" OCT61997
Children's SSI Update NOV11997
Commissioner Announces SSA will Re-Examine SSI Disabled Children's Cases NOV11997
SSA Begins to Clarify Appeal Rights for Children Whose SSI has Ceased DEC11997
Childrens' Evaluation Forms Available DEC61997
Medicaid Coverage Continues for Children Who Lose SSI Benefits JAN91998
Social Security Ruling Provides Guidance on Evaluating Children's Speech and Cognitive Disorders (98-1p) MAR51998
Pro Bono Campaign for Disabled Children APR21998
Senate Holds Oversight Hearing on Children’s SSI Program JUN11998
Children's SSI Update: Increase in Unfavorable Redeterminations; Mock Hearing Videotape Available OCT81998
Do You Really Want To be A (Documentary) Movie Star? DEC11998
DISABLED WIDOWS/WIDOWERS
Practice Tip: Medicaid Eligibility for Disabled Widows/Widowers JUN31998
DISCOVERY
Query: Interrogatories to Obtain Hearing Assistant's Notes JUN31997
DISMISSAL OF HEARING REQUEST
OHA Reminder: Dismissal Based on Withdrawal JUL81997

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