Originally Posted by echoes long ago

i didnt think you were trying to speed up the process, though we all would have liked to or would still want to as the case applies.

it sounds to me like the judge heard all he needed to hear to make a decision and didnt require your testimony. The judge reviews your case before your hearing and may have had only a few issues that needed clearing up. my hearing after waiting 2 years was pretty much about onset date not wether i was disabled. the judge had already decided that part before the hearing but wanted to move the onset date back 7 months which was when a definitive test had been performed on me.