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HARRIS: Do the Administrative Law Judges give much credence to the records?
 

CRAW: Absolutely. They are required to base their
decisions on the medical evidence – regardless of
who sends it to them. If the ALJ ignores medical
evidence that is relevant and timely, an Unfavorable
Decision is strongly susceptible to being overturned
by the Office of Hearings and Appeals’ Appeals
Council.

  

HARRIS: Do you have any advice for attorneys
who are handling the workers’ compensation
case on how they may preserve or enhance
their clients’ rights to receive Social Security
benefits?

CRAW: Yes. Try to impress upon the claimant that
an injury or illness that is not work-related may still
be important in helping to form a claim for Social
Security, and that the results of the workers’
compensation case are not determinative of one’s
success or failure in an SSA claim.

When interviewing clients, do not just focus on the
work-related injury or illness. Make sure that you do
a thorough health assessment. Even if it is just a
history taken in a lawyer’s office, such an
assessment can help to establish the
comprehensive medical condition of the claimant
that is necessary in an SSA claim.
 

Good Links for
Social Security

When interviewing clients, do not just focus on the work-related injury or illness. Make sure that you do a thorough health assessment. An injury or illness that is not work-related may still be important in helping to obtain Social Security benefits.

 

Frederick George Craw is a solo practitioner in
San Francisco. Since 1984, he has specialized in
labor and employment law and Social Security and
SSI law. He has represented more than a 1000
claimants before the Social Security Administration
from the Initial claims stage through judicial review
and appellate levels.

For more information, click here.

Frederick George Craw, Esq.
1232 Market Street, Suite 102
San Francisco, CA 94102-4803
(415) 861-5656
fgclaw@aol.com


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How to Use Subpoenaed Records
in Social Security Cases
Frederick George Craw specializes in
Social Security and employment law. In this
interview with Marjory Harris, he explains
how he uses subpoenaed records to prove
up his clients’ cases.
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