3 mistakes not to make at your hearing
There are three mistakes, in particular, that you should be careful to avoid during your own disability hearing: Straying from the Topic. KISS- Keep it simple stupid. Most ALJs will have read all your medical records prior to the hearing. The ALJ will know your case and have notes. The purpose of the disability hearing is for you to explain to the Administrative Law Judge (the ALJ) the physical and mental effects of your impairments. If you try to just gie your life story or talk about other impairments that the ALJ did not ask about you’ll be wasting valuable time that you could be using to help the ALJ understand the only thing the judge needs to know about you disability case. So don’t talk about things how you really want to work, how hard it is to find a job, or other such complaints. It wastes the judge’s time and means you’re not talking about the one thing that matters at that moment – why you’re eligible for disability benefits. The hearing is limited in time...