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Practical guidance on TDIU, earning capacity, vocational expert testimony, and SSA disability case development — from Allan S. Billehus, MS, EdS, CRC, LPC.
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SSA Disability Case Development
From the founder of Precision Case Lens — SSA disability case development software built by a Social Security Vocational Expert.
SSR 24-3p: What Changed for Vocational Expert Testimony — and What Representatives Must Do at the Hearing
SSR 24-3p replaced SSR 00-4p and expects representatives to challenge VE testimony at the hearing itself. What changed and how to prepare your cross.
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SSA Disability Case Development: Find What Is Missing From the File Before the Hearing
Judges deny on what is missing from the file. How to use the 75-day hearing notice and the five-day evidence rule to develop an SSA disability case in time.
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SSA Disability Case Development Software: Seven Questions Representatives Should Ask
The SSA fee cap is frozen at $9,200, so win rate is the margin lever. Seven questions to ask before choosing SSA disability case development software.
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How to Bridge Hypotheticals at an SSA Disability Hearing: A Practical Guide for Representatives
Connect every limitation in the record to a hypothetical the vocational expert must answer. A step-by-step method for SSA representatives after SSR 24-3p.
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Past Relevant Work After SSA’s Five-Year Rule: What Changed and How It Affects Steps Four and Five
SSA cut past relevant work from 15 years to 5 and excluded jobs under 30 calendar days. How the five-year rule works and what representatives should check.
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Borderline Age in SSA Disability: How the Age Categories and Grid Rules Really Work
SSA won’t apply age categories mechanically within a few days to a few months of an older category. How 20 CFR 404.1563 and the Grid Rules work.
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TDIU Eligibility: The 60/70 Rule, Extra-Schedular Claims, and Where Vocational Evidence Fits
How TDIU eligibility works under 38 CFR 4.16: the 60% and 70/40 rules, extra-schedular claims, marginal employment, and how a vocational expert report helps.
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Imputed Income in Florida Child Support: How Earning Capacity Is Proven
Florida’s 61.30(2)(b) requires evidence of available jobs a parent is qualified for before income is imputed. How a vocational evaluation supplies it.
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Vocational Expert Testimony Under Daubert and Kumho: What Attorneys Should Look For
How Daubert, Kumho Tire, and the 2023 amendment to FRE 702 apply to vocational expert testimony, plus the questions attorneys should ask about any VE report.
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