 Do you have a disability hearing coming up? Have you been scheduled to talk to an administrative law judge about your claim? It's completely normal to feel nervous. I'm here to talk to you and explain to you exactly what's going to be required of you. My name's Tony Vieira. I'm an attorney with the law office of Carlson and Meisner. When you do a disability hearing before a federal administrative law judge, you're going to be asked a series of questions, primarily about two major areas. Number one, your work record. Why? Social security is trying to figure out whether you can go back to do anything you've done in the last 15 years. The second thing you're going to cover with that judge is your health problems. Now it's not just do you have a health problem because of course you do. That's why you're there. What you are really trying to communicate with this judge is how your health issues limit you. Don't forget, what you're trying to prove isn't just that you have a health problem. You're trying to prove how you are unable to work. There's also going to be a vocational expert present at that hearing who's going to assist the judge and guide him as to how your limitations would affect your ability to do certain jobs. If you have a disability hearing coming up and you want to talk to someone about it, if you'd like to get representation for that hearing, feel free to give us a call.