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Social Security Disability and SSI Average Hearing Times Continue to Increase in Tennessee and Nationwide

Posted on July 5, 2013 by farmerdreiser

     There continues to be bad news for Social Security Disability or SSI claimants in that average processing times for hearings have increased and are likely to increase more due the federal budgetary cuts known as “sequestration.”  In East Tennessee, the … Continue reading →

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Can I Appeal an Unfavorable Decision on my Social Security Disability or SSI Claim?

Posted on January 27, 2013 by farmerdreiser

     If an Administrative Law Judge denies a claim for Social Security Disability or SSI after a hearing, then the claimant has sixty days to appeal to the Appeals Council (AC).  20 C.F.R. §§ 404.967, 416.1467, 404.955, 416.1455.  The request for review must … Continue reading →

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Hearing Loss and Tennessee Workers Compensation

Posted on November 8, 2010 by farmerdreiser

Although originally written in 2003 for publishment in the Tennessee Trial Lawyer for the Tennessee Trial Lawyer Association, hearing loss claims continue to be an area of active litigation in Tennessee.  Following the original text I have noted some of … Continue reading →

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