The role of a vocational expert at your disability hearing...

Vocational experts are sometimes used as witnesses in Social Security disability hearings. The purpose of a vocational expert is to provide testimony to the judge on what jobs the claimant may be able to competitively sustain in the work force.  If a vocational expert testifies at the hearing that there are not any jobs the claimant can perform than the judge should find the claimant disabled. For example, a claimant with the following mental impairments may be determined disabled if the vocational expert testifies that the claimant cannot sustain any job.

Medical records from the claimant's psychiatrist state that the claimant cannot concentrate and will have to take a break for 15 minutes every hour. The records also state that the claimant will have to miss 2 days of work per month because they are depressed and cry for several hours during those 2 days. The doctor give the claimant a consistent GAF score of 50.

The Law Office of LaVan & Neidenberg has helped thousands of claimants secure their Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits. Our attorneys have years of experience with arguing disability cases in front of Administrative Law Judges and cross-examining the medical and vocational experts appointed by the agency.

Visit our Social Security Disability practice page for more information or call us for a FREE evaluation of your case. We can't take away your pain, but we can lift you from your legal burden and help you collect the disability benefits you deserve.