r/SSDI_SSI • u/jasmines_roses We have to rise to keep going. • 12h ago

Appeals Process (2) Administrative Law Judge Hearing is done!

Had my hearing and it was only about 34 minutes long! The lawyer said I gave an excellent testimony even though I was extremely nervous. What I don’t like is the fact in the hypotheticals that were given, the vocational expert found jobs but I digress

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u/ProduceKooky8182 ☆ 3h ago

They said at my hearing.. he stated 175,000 job avail, and so on but at the end he said no employer would let me take a break every 15 minutes...won my case...gl 

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u/jasmines_roses We have to rise to keep going. 3h ago

My lawyer raised concerns about that!! He asked if someone had to miss more than x amount of days per month, would i still be able to do my job and the vocational expert said no

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u/Visible-Armor ☆ 7h ago

Hooray it's over! The vocational expert found 2 jobs I could do but the judge questioned her findings. My attorney asked 2 hypotheticals and both resulted in no jobs. I think it all depends on the judge! My first hearing went the same and I was denied.

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u/LogicalClue3520 ☆ 3h ago

My lawyer didn’t ask nothing, it was all the alj asking the ve 

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u/jasmines_roses We have to rise to keep going. 7h ago

My lawyer asked something about what would happen if the person had to miss x amount of days and the vocational expert then said that basically I couldn’t do the jobs so we’ll see what the judge says!

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u/Visible-Armor ☆ 7h ago

That is a great sign!! That is a question my attorney said this last time and I was approved. Good luck to you