alt.social-security-disability

"Six String Stu" wrote in message
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> Yet the courts DO think that these "experts" know what is and is not
> possible after they have read a case file.
> Very impersonal method of assesment IMHO
> And the judge will give a lot of weight to what this person says.
> They wanted to send me to a school for the blind to rehab. The
> school was into manufacturing straw brooms by hand. That's not much
> of a vocational rehabilitation all by itself, but I think it gives
> the VI person a sense of accomplishment and the will to strive for
> better skills built off of those that may be available.
> In my situation it wasn't so much the vision impairment as it was
> the linering cognitive effects of the brain injury.
> I still have a memory like a siv and there are times (especially
> after a seizure) when I have trouble grasping simple concepts.
>

No one at Social Security tried to "send" you anywhere. Especially no
one at the ALJ hearing. That is not the job of SSA and certainly not
the job of the ALJ court or anyone involved with the court such as the
Vocational Expert. The sole job of the VE is to identify jobs
available in the national economy in significant numbers that an
applicant may be qualified to perform based on the information he has
from your file and report that to the judge at the hearing. It's up to
you or your representative to point out why you can not perform the
work if any the VE says you are likely able to perform. The VE can
state that due to age and education he feels you would be able to
perform at a certain job with more training or rehabilitation but the
weight of what is possible works in your favor as the ALJ can not
offer or order rehabilitation or job training. The ALJ is required to
rule based on the facts at the time of your hearing. What you "may" be
able to do with further training or rehabilitation is not a factor
under consideration at the ALJ hearing. What you "are" able to do
given the extent and type of disability, your education and work
experience is what is under consideration. It's the job of the VE to
point out jobs available in the national economy in significant
numbers you "are" capable of performing.