TOPICS - "R"		Mo.	Pg.	Year
RECONSIDERATION
SSA Extends Testing of Disability Prototype and Single Decisionmaker		JAN	6	2002
Letter to the Editor: Issues at the ALJ hearing		APR	3	2002
SSA Extends Some Redesign Features (elimination of reconsideration)		JUL	3	2002
NOSSCR Position Paper Addresses Disability Process		DEC	1 & 12	2002
SSA Again Extends Two Redesign Features: single decicionmaker and elimination of reconsideration		DEC	11	2002
REENGINEERING / REDESIGN / HPI
See Also, HPI
Redesign Plan: A Status Report		MAR	1	1999
Questions and Answers about Redesign Decisions		MAR	8	1999
Disability Associate Commissioner Discusses Redesign Changes at NOSSCR Conference		MAY	1	1999
OHA Embarks on a Reorganization (HPI Agency Report)		AUG	1	1999
Redesign: GAO Comments on Software		AUG	28	1999
OHA’s Plans for Reorganization: Getting Specific (RCALJ Process Action Team’s plans to implement HPI)		SEP	1	1999
Query, Re: Redesign: Full Process Model		FEB	3	2000
Claimants in More States Lose Request for Review to Appeals Council		JUL	1	2000
Query: Experimenting with the Elimination of Request for Review at Appeals Council		DEC	3	2000
SSA Proposes National Implementation of Redesign Prototype Changes		JAN	1	2001
Letter to the Editor: Re: Elimination of Appeals Council		JAN	3	2001
President Announces Commission to Recommend Social Security Reform – Impact of Social Security reform on disabled beneficiaries studied in GAO report		MAY	6	2001
Nationwide Elimination of Reconsideration Delayed		MAY	7	2001
Query Re: Elimination of Reconsideration		JUL-AUG	3	2001
SSA Decides Not to Implement Disability Claim Manager Position		NOV	10	2001
SSA Extends Testing of Disability Prototype and Single Decisionmaker		JAN	6	2002
Proposals to Change the Disability Process: A "Daunting " Challenge for the Commissioner		APR	1	2002
SSA Extends Some Redesign Features		JUL	3	2002
Proposals to Change the Disability Process: An Update		OCT	1	2002
NOSSCR Position Paper Addresses Disability Process		DEC	1 & 12	2002
Roundtable Discussion Addresses Disability Process		DEC	1	2002
Letter to the Editor: Closing the record after the ALJ hearing		DEC	2	2002
ALJs Propose Staff Reorganization To Expedite OHA Case Processing		DEC	7	2002
SSA Again Extends Two Redesign Features: single decicion maker and elimination of reconsideration		DEC	11	2002
REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SYNDROME
Letter to the Editor: Consultative Exam		JUN	3	1999
REMAND: GOOD CAUSE
Rawls v. Apfel, 998 F.Supp. 70 (D.Mass. 1998)		MAR	57	1999
Nehlig v. Commissioner of SSA, 40 F.Supp.2d 841 (E.D.Tex. 1999)		JUL	19	1999
Carballo ex rel. Cortes v. Apfel, 34 F.Supp.2d 208 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)		JUL	19	1999
Mills v. Apfel, 84 F.Supp.2d 146 (D.Me. 2000)		MAY	18	2000
Baguer v. Apfel, 65 F.Supp.2d 1345 (M.D.Fla. 1999)		MAY	18	2000
Riley v. Apfel, 88 F.Supp.2d 572 (W.D.Va. 2000)		JUL	16	2000
Bergmann v. Apfel, 207 F.3d 1065 (8th Cir. 2000)		JUL	16	2000
Kitts v. Apfel, 204 F.3d 785 (8th Cir. 2000)		JUL	17	2000
Delvalle v. Apfel, 97 F.Supp.2d 215 (D.Conn. 1999)		AUG	13	2000
Appeals Council Contacts for Court Remands		MAR	53	2001
Harmon v. Apfel, 103 F.Supp.2d 869 (D.S.C. 2000)		APR	21	2001
Mills v. Apfel, 224 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2001)		MAY	12	2001
Cunningham v. Apfel, 222 F.3d 496 (8th Cir. 2000)		MAY	12	2001
Judicial Review and Additional Evidence at the Appeals Council When Review is Denied		JUN	1	2001
Milano v. Apfel, 98 F.Supp.2d 209 (D.Conn. 2000)		JUL-AUG	20	2001
Oberts ex rel. Oberts v. Halter, 134 F.Supp.2d 1074 (E.D.Mo. 2001)		OCT	16	2001
Beliveau ex rel. Beliveau v. Apfel, 154 F.Supp.2d 89 (D.Mass. 2001)		OCT	16	2001
REMAND v. REVERSAL
Yaw v. Apfel, 9 F.Supp.2d 1057 (S.D.Iowa 1998)		FEB	23	1999
Harris v. Chater, 998 F.Supp. 223 (E.D.N.Y. 1998)		MAR	57	1999
Rohrberg v. Apfel, 26 F.Supp.2d 303 (D.Mass. 1998)		APR	13	1999
Estabrook v. Apfel, 14 F.Supp.2d 1115 (S. D.Iowa 1998)		JUN	11	1999
Sales v. Apfel, 188 F.3d 982 (9th Cir. 1999)		JAN	34	2000
Minsky v. Apfel, 65 F.Supp.2d 124 (E.D.N.Y.. 1999)		MAY	18	2000
Williams v. Apfel, 65 F.Supp.2d 1223 (N.D.Olka. 1999)		MAY	19	2000
Gatliff v. Apfel, 80 F.Supp.2d 1125 (D.Or. 2000)		JUN	26	2000
Williams v. Commissioner of Social Security, 104 F.Supp.2d 719 (E.D.Mich. 2000)		DEC	17	2000
Remand vs. Reversal: First Circuit Offers Guidance (Freeman v. Barnhart; Seavey v. Barnhart)		JAN	7	2002
Rivera v. Massanari, 176 F.Supp.2d 892 (S.D. Iowa 2001)		APR	21	2002
Seavey v. Barnhart, 276 F.3d 1 (1st. Cir. 2001)		AUG	12	2002
REMEDIABILITY
Crawford v. Chater, 997 F.Supp. 1387 (D.Colo. 1998)		APR	13	1999
Gumm v. Apfel, 17 F.Supp.2d 1213 (D.Kan. 1998)		MAY	18	1999
Pierce v. Apfel, 21 F.Supp.2d 1274 (D.Kan. 1998)		JUN	11	1999
Burnside v. Apfel, 223 F.3d 840 (8th Cir. 2000)		OCT	57	2000
Booth v. Barnhart, 181 F.Supp.2d 1099 (C.D.Cal. 2002)		SEP	21	2002
REOPENING
Schmidt v. Callahan, 995 F.Supp. 869 (N.D.Ill. 1998)		FEB	23	1999
Roesch v. Apfel, 17 F. Supp.2d 1080 (D.Neb. 1998)		MAY	18	1999
Harris v. Callahan, 11 F.Supp.2d 880 (E.D.Tex. 1998)		OCT	50	1999
Matias-Gonzalez v. Apfel, 73 F.Supp.2d 44 (D.Mass. 1999)		JUN	25	2000
Lewis v. Apfel, 236 F.3d 503 (9th Cir. 2001)		SEP	16	2001
Greaux v. Apfel, 137 F.Supp.2d 1308 (M.D.Fla. 2001)		JAN	13	2002
OHA Reminders: Disposing of the Issue of Reopening		FEB	5	2002
Cole ex rel. Cole. v. Barnhart, 288 F.3d 149 (5th Cir. 2002)		JUL	20	2002
REPRESENTATION
Newsletter for Claimants		MAR	2	1999
Query: “Rocket Docket”		MAR	3	1999
Letter to the Editor, Re: Issue Preclusion		APR	2	1999
CALJ Memo Concerning OHA Pre-Hearing Orders		SEP	4	1999
Award Certificates: Improved?		SEP	21	1999
SSA Announces New Policy for Second Application		NOV	12	1999
Second Application While First is Pending at the Appeals Council		DEC	1	1999
User Fee Effective February 1, 2000		DEC	1	1999
Text and Conference Agreement, § 406		DEC	3	1999
A Practitioner's Guide to the Appeals Council and Own-Motion Review		DEC	14	1999
OHA Plans Expansion of Videoconferencing		DEC	24	1999
New SSA Policy Allows for New Applications		JAN	1	2000
Practical Aspects of New Policy on Subsequent Applications		MAR	1	2000
With Appreciation, Judge Acknowledges Attorney's Post Decision Submission of Case Authority		MAR	54	2000
ALJ Authority to Reopen A Subsequent Application Allowance Following AC Remand OF Prior Application		JUN	18	2000
SSA Issues Proposed Regulations on Prehearing And Posthearing Conferences		JUL	1	2000
OHA Office of Special Counsel Addresses Participation in False or Misleading Testimony About Material Facts		JUL	10	2000
Letter to the Editor: Considerations for Also Applying for SSI		AUG	2	2000
Lawsuit Provides Information on Appeals Council Processing of Subsequent Applications (Rogers v. Apfel)		AUG	7	2000
Appeals Council Clarifies "Subsequent Application" Policy		SEP	13	2000
Practice Tip: Change of Address		OCT	3	2000
Pro Bono Award Recipient: Hester Honda		NOV	7	2000
SSA Proposes Rules for Video Teleconference Hearings		JAN	11	2001
Letter to the Editor: Notice Errors		FEB	4	2001
Letter to the Editor: Clients' Appreciation		MAR	2	2001
Reminder: Subsequent Application		MAR	3	2001
OHA Plans to Expand Videoconferencing		MAR	55	2001
Hearing Process Improvement: NOSSCR Members Speak Out		JUL-AUG	1	2001
POMS On-Line		JUL-AUG	11	2001
Subsequent Applications: No Deferred Hearing if Prior Case in Court		SEP	3	2001
Social Security in Plain English (www.ssa.gov/glossary.html)		SEP	11	2001
Proposed Rules Will Explain Internet Filing for Benefits		SEP	15	2001
Handling a "CDI" Case at the Hearing Level		OCT	6	2001
Internet Disability Applications		NOV	6	2001
Unpublished Decisions: To Cite or Not to Cite?		DEC	4	2001
Practice Tip: Request a receipt When Mailing to SSA		DEC	7	2001
ODO Modules		DEC	14	2001
OHA Reminders: Claimant's Right to Photocopy the Claims File		FEB	5	2002
OHA Reminders: Representatives		FEB	6	2002
Appeals Council Revises Procedure for Obtaining Subsequent Files		APR	15	2002
Letter from the Office of the Chief ALJ Re: Video Teleconference Hearings		APR	16	2002
Video Teleconferencing: The Iowa Experience		APR	17	2002
Final Rule Imposes Penalties for False or Misleading Statements (20 CFR §§ 404.459, 416.1340)		MAY	6	2002
Letter to the Editor, Re: Video teleconferencing		JUN	2	2002
Practice Tip: Requesting On-the-Record Decisions		JUN	3	2002
New Response Time After Mailing of Tapes or Exhibits from the Appeals Council		AUG	6	2002
Practice Tip: Obtaining Copies of DDS Reports		SEP	5	2002
Appeals Council Practice Tips		SEP	7	2002
Advocating for People with Arthritis		JUL	19	2002
Remand for Appeals Council Failure to Consider Subsequent Allowance		AUG	10	2002
Claimant Change of Address		OCT	5	2002
Practice Tip: When Is An Appeal Considered "Filed"?		NOV	12	2002
Expect More delays in Filing of Transcripts in Court		NOV	15	2002
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE
Harzewski v. Chater, 997 F.Supp. 217 (W.D.N.Y. 1997)		JAN	24	1999
Laurie Q v. Callahan, 973 F.Supp. 925 (N.D.Cal. 1997)		APR	12	1999
Representative Payee Misuse Addressed in Congressional Hearings		JUN	22	2000
House Subcommittee Passes Representative Payee Reforms		SEP	14	2000
Congressional Hearings Address Payment of Improper Benefits – House hearing focuses on representative payee misuse		MAY	4	2001
New Publications Explain Representative Payment System to State Courts and Guardians		JUL-AUG	18	2001
House Subcommittee Passes Attorneys' Fees Improvements and Representative Payment Protections (HR 4070)		APR	1	2002
Supreme Court To Decide Whether the Representative Payee-Creditor Conflict Violates Section 407 (Keffeler v. State of Washington)		JUN	6	2002
Letter to the Editor, Re: Keffeler v. State of Washington Dep't of Social and Health Services		AUG	2	2002
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Keffeler		DEC	9	2002
RESIDUAL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
Practice Tip: Weight of Water		APR	3	1999
Collins v. Apfel, 31 F.Supp.2d 1057 (N.D.Ill. 1998)		APR	13	1999
Lauer v. Apfel, 169 F.3d 489 (7th Cir. 1999)		JUN	12	1999
The Ability to Stoop or Not to Stoop, That is the Question		MAR	51	2000
Chester v. Callahan, 193 F.3d 10 (1st Cir. 1999)		MAR	55	2000
Tyson v. Apfel, 107 F.Supp.2d 1267 (D.Colo. 2000)		JAN	27	2001
Crooker v. Apfel, 114 F.Supp.2d 1251 (S.D.Ala. 2000)		FEB	26	2001
Bankston v. Commissioner of Social Security, 127 F.Supp.2d 820 (E.D.Mich. 2000)		APR	21	2001
Strong v. Apfel, 122 F.Supp.2d 1025 (S.D.Iowa 2000)		MAY	12	2001
Stoglin v. Apfel, 130 F.Supp.2d 1060 (S.D.Iowa 2000)		JUL-AUG	20	2001
Hansen v. Massanari, 145 F.Supp.2d 1054 (S.D.Iowa 2001)		OCT	15	2001
Converse v. Apfel, 144 F.Supp.2d 1045 (N.D.Ind. 2000)		MAR	14	2002
Hutsell v. Massanari, 259 F.3d 707 (8th Cir. 2001)		APR	20	2002
SSA Issues Proposed Rule on Steps 4 and 5		JUN	4	2002
Watson v. Barnhart, 288 F.3d 212 (5th Cir. 2002)		JUL	20	2002
Howard v. Commissioner of Social Security, 276 F.3d 235 (6th Cir. 2002)		AUG	13	2002
NOSSCR Comments on Rules Clarifying RFC		SEP	14	2002
RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENTS
Venette v. Apfel, 14 F.Supp.2d 1307 (S.D.Fla. 1998)		JUN	12	1999
Respiratory Listings Extended Unchanged		OCT	5	2000
Smith ex rel. Enge v. Massanari, 139 F.Supp.2d 1128 (C.D.Cal. 2001)		JUL-AUG	21	2001
Respiratory Listings Extended		JUL	6	2002
RETIREMENT
Letter to the Editor: Disability/Retirement Benefits		JAN	4	1999
Schmitz v. Callahan, 973 F.Supp. 1021 (D.Kan. 1997)		APR	13	1999
Age For Full Unreduced Retirement Benefits and Future Age 62 Reduction Percentages (Chart)		AUG	2	1999
Raising the Retirement Age - What Impact on Disability Benefits?		SEP	25	1999
House Subcommittee Moves Forward to Repeal Retirement Earnings Limit		FEB	1	2000
Earnings Limit for Older Workers Repealed		APR	17	2000
SSA Introduces New On-Line Retirement Planner		JUN	22	2000
From SSA: Four New On-Line Services (Retirement Claim)		NOV	15	2000
Underpaid Widow(er)s Dually Eligible for Retirement Benefits		APR	3	2002