Originally Posted by LIT LOVE

Just because an ALJ makes a technical legal error does not mean that the applicant has proven that they qualify for SSI or SSDI. The AC has to find only one single error made by the ALJ to order a remand, the AC generally does not evaluate how close or far an applicant is to proving they qualify.

When an applicant receives a remand it gives them another opportunity to prove that they qualify under SS's strict medical and legal requirements for disability benefits.

You always seem to think that the SS employees are emotionally invested in the outcome of your case. I highly doubt your ALJ, let alone the vast majority of ALJs, get infuriated when the AC remands a case. They're simply following the law as they interpret it.