I am a little confused. You had a hearing, the hearing ended, but the ALJ asked the attorney to come back in, the atty came back out and asked if you would "drop" your claim? and change the onset date?

My ALJ asked my atty if I would change my onset date during my hearing. The ALJ suggested that my atty and I go in the hall and discuss it off the record and return with a response. We stepped into the hall for about a minute and returned and agreed to change the onset date. In my case, it made NO difference in benefits or anything so it was fine. Where I am confused is asking to drop your claim. Do you have a claim for disability AND also a claim for supplemental income benefits? I was under the impression that they are handled separate from each other.

What did your atty say to you? The atty went in without you? I find that very strange to begin with. I do not know why an ALJ would have any private conversation with an atty outside the presence of the client. Maybe I have just mis-understood your post.