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ON THE RECORD DECISIONSSocial Security Disability Definitions |
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ON THE RECORD DECISIONSSocial Security Disability Definitions |
This information may help claimants with representation, as well as claimants who are not represented by an attorney or non attorney representative. Understanding how the Social Security Disability system works can make the difference between winning or not winning the continuing disability benefits and backpay to which a person is entitled. To win a claim for ongoing and past due benefits, claimants should learn about the disability process to improve their chances of winning. |
An On the Record decision occurs when an Administrative Law Judge, prior to a hearing having been held, grants an approval to a disability claimant.
 When an on-the-record decision is made, however, it is because the medical evidence available to an ALJ is strong to enough to validate an approval without a formal hearing being held. On-the-record decisions are, as a matter of course, always approvals. If a claimant's case is not approved following an on-the-record review, a claimant must then be given the opportunity to have the case presented at a hearing. Can an on-the-record review be requested? Yes. An attorney or non-attorney claimant's representative can make a request for an on-the-record review simply by contacting the Office of Hearings and Appeals. Claimants who are unrepresented, of course, can make this request as well. Social Security Disability and SSI Information |
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