Appeals council

• Author: Thomas E. Bush
• Pages: 1059-1128

5-1

CHAPTER 5

APPEALS COUNCIL

§500 APPEALS COUNCIL: THE DECISION TO APPEAL

§501 The Final Step of Administrative Review

§501.1 Chart: Appeals Council Remand Rate 2010-2019

§502 Should You Appeal?

§503 Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies

§504 Develop a Legal Theory for the Appeal

§505 The Harmless Error Rule

§506 Starting Over With a New Application

§507 Filing a New Application While the Earlier Application Is Pending at the Appeals Council

§507.1 SSR 11-1p: Permission Required to File New Application While

the Earlier Application Is Pending at the Appeals Council

§507.2 Subsequent Application Pending Before SSA While the Earlier

Application Is Pending in Federal Court

§508 Appealing the Partially Favorable Decision

§509 Appealing Denial of Reopening Request

§510 REQUESTING REVIEW BY THE APPEALS COUNCIL

§511 Time Limit for Requesting Appeals Council Review

§512 Form: Request for Review of Hearing Decision (HA-520)

§513 Extension of Time to Request Review

§514 Extension to Submit Evidence and a Brief

§515 Communicating With the Appeals Council

§515.1 Public Inquiries Staff

§515.2 Appeals Council Branch, Circuit Jurisdiction and Fax Numbers

§515.3 Appeals Council Ombudsman

§515.4 Appeals Council Electronic Records Express Status Reports

§515.5 Appeals Council Email Address for Aged Court Remands

§516 Obtaining Evidence From the Appeals Council

§520 ARGUING YOUR CASE TO THE APPEALS COUNCIL

§521 Uses of the Hearing Recording

§522 Oral Argument

§523 Standards for Appeals Council Review

§523.1 Abuse of Discretion

§523.2 Error of Law

§523.3 Substantial Evidence

§524 Submitting New Evidence to the Appeals Council

§525 Effective Brief‌ing

APPEALS

COUNCIL

Social Security Disability Practice 5-2

§525.1 Be Brief

§525.2 Be Careful

§525.3 Emphasize Legal Error But Tell a Story

§525.4 Deal with Substantial Evidence Issue

§525.5 Focus Your Argument: Summarize, Explain and Conclude

§525.6 Write for Your Audience: The Analyst, the AAJ and the ALJ

§525.7 Address All Issues

§525.8 Write Clearly and Concisely

§525.9 Cite Exhibits with Page Numbers

§526 Remand Policy

§527 Sample Briefs

§527.1 Sample Brief: Disabled Adult Child Benef‌its

§527.2 Sample Brief: Date Last Insured Problem

§527.3 Sample Brief: Closed Period ALJ Decision

§527.4 Sample Brief: Missing Work

§530 SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

§531 Reopening by the Appeals Council at the Claimant’s Request (HALLEX I-3-9)

§532 Dealing With ALJ Dismissals

§540 APPEALS COUNCIL ACTION ON FAVORABLE DECISIONS

§541 Own Motion Review

§542 Reopening by the Appeals Council

§550 AFTER RECEIVING AN APPEALS COUNCIL DENIAL DECISION

§551 When AC Fails to Consider Brief or New Evidence

§552 Extension to File in Federal Court

§560 APPEALING AN ALJ DENIAL DECISION AFTER FEDERAL COURT REMAND

APPEALS

COUNCIL

5-3 Appeals Council §501

§500 APPEALS COUNCIL: THE DECISION TO APPEAL

§501 The Final Step of Administrative Review

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Structure of the Appeals Council

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