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PWDF Comments On Social Security Administration (SSA) Docket SSA-2014-0052, Ensuring Program Uniformity at the Hearing and Appeals Council Levels of the Administrative Review Process 

People With Disabilities Foundation (PWDF) recently submitted public comments to the Social Security Administration (SSA) with recommendations regarding SSA Ensuring Program Uniformity at the Hearing and Appeals Council Levels of the Administrative Review Process. 

People With Disabilities Foundation (PWDF) is a § 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency with expertise in medical (psychiatric and/or developmental)-legal issues and bases these comments on its 16‑year history of providing legal representation for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) issues for people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities.

While PWDF recognizes that the SSA needs to make adjudications efficient and timely, both for the benefit of the SSA and for claimants.  While it is commendable that the SSA is making efforts to improve efficiency, it is important to ensure that this does not come at the expense of ascertaining the truth and complying with Constitutional Due Process requirements.

You can read our complete comments here.