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Judges vary sharply on disability approval; Access to Social Security files granted only after legal battle

Number 19526
Subject Disabilities
Source Houston Chronicle
State Texas
Year 2002
Publication Date July 14, 2002
Summary Two stories that take a look at the rates at which individual Social Security administrative law judges grant disability benefits to claimants. It showed huge variation from one judge to another in the Houston area--a hotspot for controversy over how, and how often, benefits are granted.
Category Contest Entry
Pages 6
Keywords IRE FOI AWARD CATEGORY;disability benefits;Social Security Administration;disability approval
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