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Past Relevant Work
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Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
Gridrules.net is a handy timesaver
By Gordon Gates
I have a number of claims with clients who are age 55 or over. These cases are handled in a specific way in my office, and there is extensive development…
Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
Past Relevant Work
By Gordon Gates
At step 4 of Social Security's sequential evaluation, the SSA considers your ability to perform your past relevant work. This is a very important step in the process, because if…
Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
Past Relevant Work as Generally Performed
By Gordon Gates
At step 4 of Social Security's sequential evaluation, the SSA considers whether or not you have the ability to return to your past relevant work. The SSA considers your past…
Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
Part-time Work at SGA Can Be Past Relevant Work
By Gordon Gates
Sometimes workers in chronic pain reduce their hours from full-time to part-time to try to stay employed and manage their pain. If this part-time work is above the SGA level,…
Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
Past Relevant Work: the Composite Job
By Gordon Gates
Sometimes a prior job is actually more than one job at the same time. You were both a RN and a nurse supervisor. You were both a receptionist and a…
Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
Past Relevant Work Recap
By Gordon Gates
At step 4 of Social Security's sequential evalution process, the SSA considers your ability to perform your past relevant work. This is a very important step in the process, because…
Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
Previous Work and The Supreme Court
By Gordon Gates
This article is the last in a series regarding how your previous work can affect your Social Security disability claim. We complete the series with an opinion from the highest court…
Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
Medium Exertional Work
By Gordon Gates
A client recently retained me after receiving an inital denial of his Social Security disability claim. He over 55 years old, and can no longer do his past relevant work, partly…
Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
Past Relevant Work
By Gordon Gates
As discussed in the previous post, step 4 of Social Security's sequential evaluation process is a determination of your ability to return to your past relevant work. Your "past relevant…