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Originally Posted by lovefamilypets
Hi Everyone,
I failed my first two rounds of Social Security Disability and am now on to my final third round where I have to go in front of a judge.
I've read about other people's experience, but I have NEVER heard anyone mention the judge hiring medical experts and vocational experts to come to the hearing and cross examine the person requesting disability.
The Judge is sending a medical expert and a vocational expert (who I've never met or heard of) my records and is requesting them to come to the hearing to testify against me.
IS THIS NORMAL?
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Hi lovefamilypets,
That is tough. I don't know how normal it is for a judge to take his own time to compile evidence against you. I'm assuming you have an attorney I would question him on it.
It took me a long time to get disability also. I was denied the first time and then got it on the appeal. But before I was approved I had to agree to give up a year of backpay. They take a year as it is so I lost 2 years of earnings in lew of not having to go in front of a judge. So much time had passed while it went through the process that they owed quite a bit of backpay by the time my case came on the court calendar. So as long as they only had to pay me 3 years instead of 4 I didn't have to go in front of a judge. They plays games just like any one else. I wish you the best.
Go to the disability section on this fourm it has people who really know the system.
Good Luck.
Gabbycakes