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Program Uniformity Rule – Social Security Administration
This is a new rule that I learned about at a recent meeting of the Social Security Disability Committee at the Columbus Bar Association. The handout I received was eleven pages long, with three columns of tiny print on each page. Reading all of it
Continue ReadingNo PPD when PTD
This proclamation comes from a recent decision by the Ohio Supreme Court involving a workers’ compensation claim, State ex rel. Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Servs., Inc. v. Indus. Comm. The case was decided on December 8, 2016. The claim
Continue ReadingReopening a prior Social Security Disability Claim
This is a topic that was discussed at a recent meeting of the Social Security Disability Committee meeting at the Columbus Bar Association in Columbus, Ohio. It is a common occurrence that a claimant for Social Security Disability (SSD) or
Continue ReadingClinical Lumbar Motion Monitor
This is a new medical device that I’ve just read about, a clinical Lumbar Motion Monitor (cLMM). It’s a new device to help physicians treat patients with back disorders. The cLMM assesses the lower back, in motion, to accurately
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