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| TOPICS - "S" | Mo. | Pg. | Year | |
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SEVERITY | ||||
| Lopez-Navarro v. Barnhart, 207 F.Supp.2d 870 (E.D.Wis. 2002) | OCT | 9 | 2002 | |
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SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF JOBS | ||||
| Patterson v. Chater, 978 F.Supp. 514 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) | APR | 14 | 1999 | |
| Meanel v. Apfel, 172 F.3d 1111 (9th Cir. 1999) | JUN | 12 | 1999 | |
| Dixon v. Massanari, 270 F.3d 1171 (7th Cir. 2001) | SEP | 20 | 2002 | |
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SIT AND SQUIRM | ||||
| Rieder v. Apfel, 115 F.Supp.2d 496 (M.D.Pa. 2000) | APR | 21 | 2001 | |
| Muncy v. Apfel, 247 F.3d 728 (8th Cir. 2001) | JUN | 16 | 2001 | |
| Trudell ex rel. Bushong v. Apfel, 130 F.Supp.2d 891 (E.D.Mich. 2001) | JUL-AUG | 21 | 2001 | |
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SKIN IMPAIRMENTS | ||||
| Listings Extended: Growth Impairments, Musculoskeletal, Special Senses and Speech, Cardiovascular, Digestive System, Genito-Urinary System, Hemic and Lymphatic System, Skin, Endocrine System, Multiple Body Systems, Neurological, Mental Disorders, Neoplastic Diseases, Immune System | JUL-AUG | 5 | 2001 | |
| SSA Proposes Extensive Revisions to Several Listings: Musculoskeletal; Digestive Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic; Skin; Malignant Neoplastic | DEC | 1 | 2001 | |
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION | ||||
| See Also, Re-Engineering, HPI, Electronic Disability Process (eDIB) | ||||
| Washington Update: SSA Policy Discussions | FEB | 5 | 1999 | |
| Senior Attorney Program Extended to April 2000 | APR | 1 | 1999 | |
| SSA Seeks to Improve OHA and Federal Court Appeals Processes | MAY | 9 | 1999 | |
| OHA: Winds of Change | JUN | 9 | 1999 | |
| Social Security Court: An Option | JUL | 11 | 1999 | |
| Letter from Arthur J. Fried, SSA General Counsel | JUL | 12 | 1999 | |
| Social Security Advisory Board recommends Improvements in Disability Programs | JUL | 16 | 1999 | |
| Senior Attorney Program: A Second Wind | SEP | 1 | 1999 | |
| New Telephone/Fax Numbers at 2 PSCs (Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic Program Service Centers) | OCT | 6 | 1999 | |
| The Electronic Benefits Transfer Program, Direct Deposit and a Lawsuit regarding Overdraft Fees (Lopez v. Washington Mutual, Inc.) | NOV | 27 | 1999 | |
| Second Application While First is Pending at the Appeals Council | DEC | 1 | 1999 | |
| Hearing Process Improvement Plan Focus of NOSSCR Conference Presentation | DEC | 20 | 1999 | |
| OHA Plans Expansion of Videoconferencing | DEC | 24 | 1999 | |
| SSA Reports On Its Performance | DEC | 26 | 1999 | |
| New SSA Policy Allows for New Applications | JAN | 1 | 2000 | |
| Practical Aspects of New Policy on Subsequent Applications | MAR | 1 | 2000 | |
| SSA's Budget Caps Limit its Capacity | APR | 16 | 2000 | |
| More Personnel Promised for Processing Favorable Claims | APR | 11 | 2000 | |
| House Ways and Means Subcommittee Holds hearing on SSA's Ability to Meet Service Delivery Needs | APR | 25 | 2000 | |
| SSA Introduces New On-Line Retirement Planner | JUN | 22 | 2000 | |
| HPI Coming to All OHAs | AUG | 6 | 2000 | |
| Federal Judicial Center Offers Social Security Training for Magistrate Judges | AUG | 6 | 2000 | |
| Social Security Advisory Board Hears From Disability Advocates | AUG | 7 | 2000 | |
| House Holds Hearing on Future Challenges Facing the Social Security Disability Programs | AUG | 8 | 2000 | |
| OHA's Proposed Conferences: Our Response | SEP | 7 | 2000 | |
| Surveillance of Claimants in Pilot States | NOV | 1 | 2000 | |
| Full Implementation of HPI Expected in November 2000 | NOV | 1 | 2000 | |
| Vacancy at the Commissioner's Post | NOV | 10 | 2000 | |
| From SSA: Four New On-Line Services | NOV | 15 | 2000 | |
| Commissioner Apfel Warns of Lowered Performance Expectations | DEC | 10 | 2000 | |
| Who to Sue? | JAN | 3 | 2001 | |
| SSA Proposes Rules for Video Teleconference Hearings | JAN | 11 | 2001 | |
| New Regulations Govern Testimony by SSA Employees and Production of Records and Information in Legal Proceedings | FEB | 1 | 2001 | |
| APA Applicability: Is that a Yes or a No? | FEB | 23 | 2001 | |
| NASI Annual Conference Examines the Future of Social Security | FEB | 24 | 2001 | |
| Acting Commissioner Named (Larry Massanari) | MAR | 1 | 2001 | |
| Chief ALJ Resigning | MAR | 1 | 2001 | |
| Social Security Advisory Board Recommends Fundamental Change in Disability Programs | MAR | 3 | 2001 | |
| NOSSCR Comments on Proposal for Changes in Disability Claims Process | MAR | 50 | 2001 | |
| OHA Plans to Expand Videoconferencing | MAR | 55 | 2001 | |
| NOSSCR's Review of the Social Security Advisory Board Report | APR | 1 | 2001 | |
| Report Summarizes Social Security Advisory Board Recommendations for Congress and the Bush Administration | APR | 12 | 2001 | |
| Nationwide Elimination of Reconsideration Delayed | MAY | 7 | 2001 | |
| President Bush Nominates Jo Anne B. Barnhart as SSA Commissioner | JUN | 1 | 2001 | |
| POMS Now Online | JUL-AUG | 11 | 2001 | |
| Congressional Hearing Addresses Challenges In Social Security Disability Program | JUL-AUG | 12 | 2001 | |
| Social Security in Plain English (www.ssa.gov/glossary.html) | SEP | 11 | 2001 | |
| Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing for SSA Commissioner | OCT | 4 | 2001 | |
| SSA Authorized to Hire New ALJs | OCT | 4 | 2001 | |
| Internet News: SSA's Emergency Procedure for Disaster Claims | OCT | 9 | 2001 | |
| GAO Makes Recommendations on SSA Information Technology Management | OCT | 9 | 2001 | |
| It's Official: Jo Anne B. Barnhart Is the New Commissioner of SSA | NOV | 1 | 2001 | |
| Hearing Held on SSA's Response to September 11 Terrorist Attacks | NOV | 1 | 2001 | |
| New Associate Commissioner for OHA | DEC | 1 | 2001 | |
| Acting Chief ALJ Announced: Frank Cristaudo | JAN | 1 | 2002 | |
| SSA Extends Testing of Disability Prototype and Single Decisionmaker | JAN | 6 | 2002 | |
| House Hearing on Challenges for SSA Commissioner Postponed | FEB | 1 | 2002 | |
| GAO Report Finds OHA Backlog is "Rapidly Approaching Crisis Levels" (GAO-02-322 Feb. 2002) | MAR | 1 | 2002 | |
| Commissioner Barnhart Makes First Appearance Before House Social Security Subcommittee | MAR | 4 | 2002 | |
| FY 2003 Proposed Budget Offers Modest Increases in SSA's Administrative Expenses | MAR | 9 | 2002 | |
| Proposals to Change the Disability Process: A "Daunting " Challenge for the Commissioner | APR | 1 | 2002 | |
| Commissioner Makes Decisions Regarding Disability Prototype Features | APR | 6 | 2002 | |
| SSA Announces Initiatives to Enhance the Hearings and Appeals Process | APR | 7 | 2002 | |
| Letter from the Office of the Chief ALJ Re: Video Teleconference Hearings | APR | 16 | 2002 | |
| Video Teleconferencing: The Iowa Experience | APR | 17 | 2002 | |
| Commissioner Barnhart Details Concerns about Delays and Proposed Actions at Congressional Hearing; Commissioner and OHA Associate Commissioner also speak at NOSSCR conference | MAY | 1 | 2002 | |
| Assistance with Attorney Fee Agreements (Mods & Program Service Center Contacts) | MAY | 7 | 2002 | |
| Congress Considers Challenges for the Disability Process | JUN | 1 | 2002 | |
| HALLEX Now on SSA Web Site | JUN | 2 | 2002 | |
| SSA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda | JUL | 13 | 2002 | |
| Statement of Nancy Shor at the Hearing on Social Security Disability Programs' Challenges and Opportunities: House Committee on Ways and Means | JUL | 14 | 2002 | |
| Changing the Disability Determination Process: A Preview of the Future? | AUG | 1 | 2002 | |
| NOSSCR Letter to Commissioner Barnhart | AUG | 5 | 2002 | |
| A Call to Re-Examine the Disability Criteria (GAO-02-597 (Aug. 2002)) | AUG | 10 | 2002 | |
| Proposals to Change the Disability Process: An Update | OCT | 1 | 2002 | |
| ALJs Propose Staff Reorganization To Expedite OHA Case Processing | DEC | 7 | 2002 | |
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD | ||||
| Social Security Advisory Board Recommends Improvements in Disability Programs | JUL | 16 | 1999 | |
| Social Security Advisory Board Hears From Disability Advocates | AUG | 7 | 2000 | |
| Social Security Advisory Board Recommends Fundamental Change in Disability Programs | MAR | 3 | 2001 | |
| NOSSCR Comments on Proposal for Changes in Disability Claims Process | MAR | 50 | 2001 | |
| NOSSCR's Review of the Social Security Advisory Board Report | APR | 1 | 2001 | |
| Report Summarizes Social Security Advisory Board Recommendations for Congress and the Bush Administration | APR | 12 | 2001 | |
| SSAB Publishes Papers on Rate of Return in Stock Investments | OCT | 3 | 2001 | |
| SSAB Meets on Disability Determination Process | NOV | 7 | 2001 | |
| Statement of Croil Anderson, Esq. to the Social Security Advisory Board Meeting in Seattle, Washington | NOV | 8 | 2001 | |
| SSAB Panel Looks at Closing the Record and Representing SSA | NOV | 1 | 2002 | |
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SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM COMMISSION | ||||
| President Announces Commission to Recommend Social Security Reform – Impact of Social Security reform on disabled beneficiaries studied in GAO report | MAY | 6 | 2001 | |
| Social Security Reform Commission Holds First Public Meeting | JUN | 1 | 2001 | |
| Letter from CCD to Board Co-Chairs | JUN | 9 | 2001 | |
| Commission Adopts Controversial Interim Report on Need to Reform Social Security | SEP | 10 | 2001 | |
| Social Security Checklist for People with Disabilities (CCD) | SEP | 12 | 2001 | |
| Social Security Commission Meets With Disability Advocates | NOV | 6 | 2001 | |
| President's Commission on Social Security Issues Final Report | JAN | 5 | 2002 | |
| Recent Congressional Hearings: President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security | OCT | 7 | 2002 | |
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SOCIAL SECURITY COURT | ||||
| Social Security Court: An Option | JUL | 11 | 1999 | |
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SOCIAL SECURITY RULINGS | ||||
| Deeming Considerations Where Child Lives with Step-Parent (AR 99-1(2)) | FEB | 18 | 1999 | |
| Eighth Circuit Acquiescence Ruling on Highly Marketable Skills (AR 99-2(8)) | MAR | 56 | 1999 | |
| SSA Issues SSR for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (SSR 99-2p) | MAY | 1 | 1999 | |
| Validity of AR 94-2(4) Questioned | MAY | 12 | 1999 | |
| New Ruling Permits Termination of Benefits After 7 Years of Suspension | MAY | 15 | 1999 | |
| Acquiescence Ruling for Skilled Older Workers in the 5th Circuit (AR 99-3(5)) | JUN | 10 | 1999 | |
| New SSR Describes SSI Disability Evaluation Procedures for “Aged” Claimants (SSR 99-3p) | JUL | 10 | 1999 | |
| Review of Late Request for Hearing: AR 99-4(11) Replaces AR 92-4(11) | NOV | 17 | 1999 | |
| Rescission of AR 94-2(4). Replaced by AR 00-1(4) | JAN | 5 | 2000 | |
| New Ruling Addresses Evaluation of Evidence Involving "Fraud or Similar Fault" (SSR 00-2p) | APR | 9 | 2000 | |
| SSA Issues SSR On Evaluation of Obesity (SSR 00-3p) | MAY | 1 | 2000 | |
| "Past – Due benefits" Excludes Interim and Continued Benefits: Rescission of ARs 93-3(6), 93-4(2), 93-5(11) | JUL | 4 | 2000 | |
| "Medical Equivalence" Determinations in the 7th Circuit AR 00-2(7) | JUL | 10 | 2000 | |
| HALLEX Instructions on Binding Findings (AR 98-3(6), AR 98-4(6)) | JUL | 13 | 2000 | |
| SSA Issues AR 00-3(10) on VE testimony vs. DOT | JUL | 15 | 2000 | |
| New Ruling Clarifies When VE Testimony Conflicts with the DOT (AR 00-3(10)) | DEC | 1 | 2000 | |
| Sixth Circuit Acquiescence Ruling Allows for Trial Work Period Prior to Finding of Disability (AR 00-5 (6)) | DEC | 13 | 2000 | |
| Acquiescence Ruling Issued in Sykes v. Apfel (AR 01-1(3) | FEB | 20 | 2001 | |
| OHA Reminders: SSR 00-4p | FEB | 6 | 2002 | |
| SSA Rescinds Acquiescence Rulings After Walton Decision (AR 88-3(7), AR 92-6(10), AR 98-1(8), AR 0-5(6) | JUN | 5 | 2002 | |
| New SSR on Evaluation of Obesity (SSR 02-1p) | SEP | 3 | 2002 | |
| SSA Issues New Ruling on Interstitial Cystitis (SSR 02-2p) | NOV | 3 | 2002 | |
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STATISTICS | ||||
| Statistics on Childhood Applications and Redeterminations | FEB | 6-10 | 1999 | |
| DI and SSI Disability Determinations and Appeals FY 1997 | MAY | 5 | 1999 | |
| DI and SSI Disability Determinations and Appeals FY 1998 | MAY | 5 | 1999 | |
| Social Security at a Glance: OASDI Benefits and beneficiaires; Earnings amounts; Number of persons receiving SSI and payment amounts; Profile of Participant Involvment at Hearings held; Number and average monthly OASDI benefits in current payment status | JUL | 7-9 | 1999 | |
| State Agency Dispositions, 1998 | JUL | 12 | 1999 | |
| SSA Reports On Its Performance | DEC | 26 | 1999 | |
| Disability Claims – FY 1998 Allowance Rates and Processing Times | JAN | 8 | 2000 | |
| FY 1998 Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels Allowance and Denial Rates by State | JAN | 27 | 2000 | |
| FY 1999 - Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels Allowance and Denial Rates by State | JUN | 16 | 2000 | |
| Commissioner Apfel Warns of Lowered Performance Expectations | DEC | 10 | 2000 | |
| DI and SSI Disability Determinations and Appeals (Allowance rates), FY 2000 | FEB | 7 | 2001 | |
| FY 2000 Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels Allowance and Denial Rates by State | APR | 10 | 2001 | |
| Profile of Participant Involvement at Hearings Held, FY 2000 | APR | 15 | 2001 | |
| Disabled Worker Beneficiary Statistics by Calendar Year, Quarter, and Month | APR | 16 | 2001 | |
| Cases Pending at OHA (May 2000 – May 2001) | JUL-AUG | 8 | 2001 | |
| Disability Determinations and Appeals FY 2000 – CDRs | DEC | 21 | 2001 | |
| Disability Determinations and Appeals FY 2001 | MAR | 18 | 2002 | |
| Chart: Progression of Cases Through the Disability Process | JUL | 3 | 2002 | |
| FY 2001 - Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels Allowance and Denial Rates by State | JUL | 23 | 2002 | |
| Disability Process Time Summary Through the Appeals Council From the Claimant's Perspective | AUG | 11 | 2002 | |
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STOOPING | ||||
| The Ability to Stoop or Not to Stoop, That is the Question | MAR | 51 | 2000 | |
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STRESS | ||||
| Stress as a Factor in Disability Determinations | OCT | 2 | 1999 | |
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SUBPOENA | ||||
| Proferring Interrogatories | AUG | 5 | 2000 | |
| New Regulations Govern Testimony by SSA Employees and Production of Records and Information in Legal Proceedings | FEB | 1 | 2001 | |
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE | ||||
| DA&A Materiality Standard Considered (Cutlip v. Apfel) | MAR | 55 | 1999 | |
| Letter to the Editor: Substance-Induced Persisting Dementia | JUN | 2 | 1999 | |
| DAA "Not Material" Where Limitations Caused By Mental Impairments and Substance Abuse Cannot Be Separated | JUL | 14 | 2000 | |
| Westerfield v. Apfel, 75 F.Supp.2d 970 (S.D.Iowa 1999) | JUL | 15 | 2000 | |
| Clark v. Apfel, 98 F.Supp.2d 1182 (D.Or. 2000) | SEP | 15 | 2000 | |
| SSA Studies Evaluate Effect of Welfare Reform on Disability Programs | OCT | 53 | 2000 | |
| Wright v. Apfel, 110 F.Supp.2d 417 (E.D.N.C. 2000) | JAN | 26 | 2001 | |
| Petit v. Apfel, 218 F.3d 901 (8th Cir. 2000) | FEB | 24 | 2001 | |
| Saltzman v. Apfel, 125 F.Supp.2d 1014 (C.D.Cal. 2000) | MAR | 58 | 2001 | |
| Doughty v. Apfel, 245 F.3d 1274 (11th Cir. 2001) | MAY | 11 | 2001 | |
| Hoffman v. Halter, 140 F.Supp.2d 1056 (C.D.Cal. 2001) | JUL-AUG | 19 | 2001 | |
| Ball v. Massanari, 254 F.3d 817 (9th Cir. 2001) | OCT | 15 | 2001 | |
| Letter to the Editor, Re: McGoffin v. Barnhart, 288 F.3d 1248 (10th Cir. 2002) | JUN | 3 | 2002 | |
| Drapeau v. Massanari, 255 F.3d 1211 (10th Cir. 2001) | SEP | 20 | 2002 | |
| Bustamente v. Massanari, 262 F.3d 949 (9th Cir. 2001) | SEP | 20 | 2002 | |
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SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY | ||||
| SGA Level to Rise to $700/Month | MAR | 4 | 1999 | |
| Rams v. Chater, 989 F.Supp. 309 (D.Mass. 1997) | MAR | 58 | 1999 | |
| Class Action Challenges SGA Policy On Subsidies from Public and Private Programs (Innerebner v. Apfel) | APR | 10 | 1999 | |
| Ricketts v. Apfel, 16 F.Supp.2d 1280 (D.Colo. 1998) | APR | 14 | 1999 | |
| SGA Limit Rises to $700 | MAY | 4 | 1999 | |
| Nazzaro v. Callahan, 978 F.Supp. 452 (W.D.N.Y. 1997) | MAY | 18 | 1999 | |
| Performing SGA - For How Long? Gatliff v. Commissioner of SSA, 172 F.3d 690 (9th Cir. 1999) | JUN | 8 | 1999 | |
| Gatliff v. Commissioner of SSA, 172 F.3d 690 (9th Cir. 1999) | SEP | 27 | 1999 | |
| 11th Circuit Reconsiders Ability to Perform Part-Time Work (Kelley v. Apfel, 173 F.3d 814 (11th Cir. 1999)) | DEC | 24 | 1999 | |
| Does Ability to Perform Only Part-Time Work Amount To A Disability Finding At Step 5? | JUN | 14 | 2000 | |
| Work Incentives May Reduce SGA Amounts | JUN | 14 | 2000 | |
| SSA Issues Final Rules on SGA and Other Work-Related Issues | AUG | 1 | 2000 | |
| SSA Proposes Increases in SGA and Trail Work Period Amounts | AUG | 9 | 2000 | |
| Reminder: SGA, TWP Amounts Increased | MAR | 57 | 2001 | |
| Gaudreau v. Commissioner of Social Security, 160 F.Supp.2dd 285 (D.Conn. 2001) | DEC | 19 | 2001 | |
| OHA Reminders: Substantial Gainful Activity | FEB | 10 | 2002 | |
| Supreme Court Rules that Engaging in SGA Within 12 Months of Onset May Bar a Finding of Disability (Barnhart v. Walton) | APR | 1 | 2002 | |
| SSA Rescinds Acquiescence Rulings After Walton Decision (AR 88-3(7), AR 92-6(10), AR 98-1(8), AR 0-5(6) | JUN | 5 | 2002 | |
| Nance v. Barnhart, 194 F.Supp.2d 302 (D.Del. 2002) | JUL | 20 | 2002 | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) | ||||
| See also, Aliens, Disabled Children, Substance Abuse | ||||
| Court Hears Testimony on Confusing SSI Notices (Ford v. Apfel) | JAN | 1 | 1999 | |
| SSI “Anti-Fraud” Bill Introduced in House of Representatives | FEB | 1 | 1999 | |
| Deeming Considerations Where Child Lives with Step-Parent (AR 99-1(2)) | FEB | 18 | 1999 | |
| Ragsdale v. Apfel, 999 F.Supp. 814 (E.D.Va. 1998) | MAR | 57 | 1999 | |
| Calvert v. Callahan, 990 F.Supp. 1280 (D.Kan. 1997) | MAR | 58 | 1999 | |
| Effective Date of SSI Application Changed to Following Month | JUN | 9 | 1999 | |
| Washington Update: SSI “Anti-Fraud” Provisions Pass the House in Bipartisan Vote | JUL | 1 | 1999 | |
| Legislative Update: SSI “Anti-Fraud” Bill | SEP | 21 | 1999 | |
| Court Finds SSI Notice Violate Due Process Requirements (Ford v. Shalala) | OCT | 48 | 1999 | |
| President Signs SSI "Anti-Fraud" Provisions Into Law (P.L. 106-169, 113 Stat. 1822) | DEC | 12 | 1999 | |
| Instructions Begin Implementation of New SSI Trust and Transfer of Assets Rules | MAR | 1 | 2000 | |
| Survey of State Policies for Attorneys' Fees When Clients are Receiving Welfare | APR | 12 | 2000 | |
| PASS Plans for SSI Recipients | APR | 18 | 2000 | |
| SSA Issues SSI Policy Instructions on Medicaid Trusts | JUN | 5 | 2000 | |
| Ford v. Shalala, 87 F.Supp.2d 163 (E.D.N.Y. 1999) | JUN | 26 | 2000 | |
| Letter to the Editor: Considerations for Also Applying for SSI | AUG | 2 | 2000 | |
| Processing Claims For Deceased Claimants: Title II and SSI | AUG | 10 | 2000 | |
| SSA's "Anti-Fraud" Policies (NOSSCRS's response to interim final rules) | OCT | 10 | 2000 | |
| Proposed Regulations Address Recovery of SSI Overpayments | OCT | 53 | 2000 | |
| SSA Studies Evaluate Effect of Welfare Reform on Disability Programs | OCT | 53 | 2000 | |
| Reports Address Future Issues and Recommendations for SSI Program | FEB | 21 | 2001 | |
| Shaw v. Chater, 221 F.3d 126 (2nd Cir. 2000) | FEB | 26 | 2001 | |
| Ford Update | MAR | 52 | 2001 | |
| "SSI Modernization Act of 2001" Proposes Improvements to SSI Program | APR | 13 | 2001 | |
| Practice Tips: SSI Exclusions in POMS | JUL-AUG | 3 | 2001 | |
| Payment of SSI Past-Due Benefits: Confusion Arises with Attorneys' Fees | JUL-AUG | 18 | 2001 | |
| Can You Believe This: SSI Expenses and Excess Income | SEP | 6 | 2001 | |
| Practice Tips: Group Homes and In-Kind Support and Maintenance | SEP | 7 | 2001 | |
| SSI Overpayments Now Can Be Collected From Title II Benefits | SEP | 9 | 2001 | |
| Practice Tips: Consider Confusing SSI Notices as "Good Cause" | SEP | 8 | 2001 | |
| 2002 COLA Announced | NOV | 3 | 2001 | |
| Recent Important and Favorable Changes in SSA Trust Policy | DEC | 12 | 2001 | |
| Final Rule Addresses Recovery of SSI Overpayments | JAN | 12 | 2002 | |
| "Fugitive Felons," Probation/Parole Violators and SSI Suspension | JAN | 10 | 2002 | |
| SSI Break-Even Points for 2002 | FEB | 4 | 2002 | |
| Protections for SSI Claimants (Ford v. Apfel) | APR | 14 | 2002 | |
| Proposed SSI Rule Expands SSA Access to Bank Information | MAY | 1 | 2002 | |
| Welfare Bills Include SSI Pre-Effectuation Review | JUL | 19 | 2002 | |
| Lopez v. Washington Mutual Bank, Inc., 284 F.3d 990 (9th Cir. 2002) | JUL | 20 | 2002 | |
| Letter to the Editor: SSI and Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund | AUG | 4 | 2002 | |
| SSI Policy Change on Treatment of Child Support Arrearage Payments (Scrivens v. Barnhart) | AUG | 7 | 2002 | |
| Ninth Circuit Now Holds That Bank Setoff Does Not Violate Section 407 (Lopez v. Washington Mutual Bank, FA) | AUG | 7 | 2002 | |
| Hearing Held on "Fraud and Abuse" in the SSI Program | AUG | 8 | 2002 | |
| 2003 COLA Announced | OCT | 1 | 2002 | |
| Update on SSI Trusts Policy and Guidance | OCT | 3 | 2002 | |
| SSI Overpayment Deterrence Improves But Attention Still Needed (GAO Report 02-849, Sept. 2002) | OCT | 6 | 2002 | |
| Quinchett v. Massanari, 185 F.Supp.2d 845 (S.D.Ohio 2001) (trust) | NOV | 16 | 2002 | |
| Update on SSI Ineligibility for "Fugitive Felons" | DEC | 11 | 2002 | |
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SUPREME COURT | ||||
| ADA/Social Security Intersection: Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument (Cleveland v. Policy Management Sys. Corp.) | FEB | 5 | 1999 | |
| U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Social Security Claim Does Not Preclude ADA Lawsuit (Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corp.) | JUN | 1 | 1999 | |
| Correction for cite of Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corp. | JUL | 2 | 1999 | |
| "Raise It or Waive It" the U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide its Application is Social Security Cases (Sims v. Apfel) | DEC | 1 | 1999 | |
| Correction on Sims v. Apfel | JAN | 3 | 2000 | |
| Sims v. Apfel Argued in U.S. Supreme Court | APR | 1 | 2000 | |
| Supreme Court Invalidates Fifth Circuit's Issue Exhaustion Rule (Sims v. Apfel, 530 U.S.____ (2000)) | JUN | 1 | 2000 | |
| The Progeny of Sims v. Apfel; Courts Rule that Issues Are Waived If Not Raised at ALJ Level | APR | 1 | 2001 | |
| Supreme Court Rejects "Catalyst Theory" to Determine Prevailing Party Status: Buckhannon Board & Care Home v. W.Va. Department of Health and Human Resources, No. 99-1848 (May 29, 2001) | JUN | 11 | 2001 | |
| Government Argues That Fifth Circuit Erred in ALJ Issue Exhaustion Case (Jackson v. Apfel) | JUL-AUG | 16 | 2001 | |
| Government Argues that Fourth Circuit Erred in TWP Ruling (Massanari v. Walton) | JUL-AUG | 16 | 2001 | |
| Supreme Court Grants Certiorari on Definition of Disability (Massanari v. Walton) | OCT NOV | 1 13 | 2001 | |
| Supreme Court Grants Certiorari and Remand for Further Proceedings after Government Argues that Fifth Circuit Erred in ALJ Issue Exhaustion Case (Jackson v. Massanari) | OCT NOV | 11 13 | 2001 | |
| Petition for Certiorari Filed in ALJ Issue Exhaustion Case (Mills v. Massanari) | OCT | 11 | 2001 | |
| Supreme Court to Hear 9th Circuit Case (Gisbrecht v. Barnhart) | DEC | 3 | 2001 | |
| Walton Argued Before the United States Supreme Court | JAN | 1 | 2002 | |
| Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Case involving Waiver of Issues at ALJ Hearing (Mills v. Massanari) | JAN | 4 | 2002 | |
| U.S. Supreme Court Considers Section 406(b) Attorneys' Fees Case (Gisbrecht v. Barnhart) | MAR | 1 | 2002 | |
| Supreme Court Rules that Engaging in SGA Within 12 Months of Onset May Bar a Finding of Disability (Barnhart v. Walton) | APR | 1 | 2002 | |
| Gisbrecht Supreme Court Oral Argument Held | APR | 4 | 2002 | |
| Applying the Supreme Court's Decision in Gisbrecht | JUN | 1 | 2002 | |
| Supreme Court To Decide Whether the Representative Payee-Creditor Conflict Violates Section 407 (Keffeler v. State of Washington) | JUN | 6 | 2002 | |
| U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Protect Claimants Misled by Confusing Dismissal Notices (Rolen v. Barnhart) | JUN | 7 | 2002 | |
| Letter to the Editor, Re: Keffeler v. State of Washington Dep't of Social and Health Services | AUG | 2 | 2002 | |
| Supreme Court Denies Review of Dismissal Notices' Constitutionality (Rolen v. Barnhart) | OCT | 2 | 2002 | |
| Government Asks Supreme Court to Hear Step 4 Case (Thomas v. Barnhart, 294 F.3d 568 (3rd Cir. 2002)) | DEC | 3 | 2002 | |
| Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Keffeler | DEC | 9 | 2002 | |
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SURVIVORS' BENEFITS | ||||
| See Deceased Claimants |