| Section | Title |
|---|---|
| Conducting Prehearing Case Analysis and Workup | |
| Claim(s) File | |
| Non-Receipt of Paper Claim(s) File | |
| Reconstructed Paper Claim(s) File | |
| Prior Claim(s) Files | |
| Appeals Council Requests Missing Paper Claim(s) File | |
| Exhibits | |
| Preparation of Exhibit List | |
| Handling Information Submitted or Associated in a Claim(s) File About a Person Other Than a Party to the Hearing | |
| Professional Qualifications of Medical Sources | |
| Professional Qualifications of Vocational Sources | |
| Disqualification and Referrals of Medical Experts, Vocational Experts, or Consultative Examiners | |
| Examination of Proposed Exhibits and Other Claim(s) File Material | |
| Threats of Violence and Alternative Service Letter Procedures | |
| Critical Cases | |
| Parties to the Hearing | |
| Death of Claimant | |
| Assignment of Service Area Cases to Administrative Law Judges | |
| Transfer and Assignment of Non-Service Area Cases to Another Hearing Office | |
| Transfer and Assignment of Cases to a National Hearing Center | |
| Identifying and Tracking Court Remands | |
| Disqualification of an Administrative Law Judge Assigned to a Case | |
| Hearings | |
| Foreign Language Interpreters | |
| Interpreters — Claimant who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing | |
| Contacting Claimants who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing With Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf | |
| Prehearing Conference | |
| The Right to Representation | |
| Claimant Waives the Right to Appear at the Hearing | |
| Requesting Clarification of Appeals Council Remand Orders - Policy | |
| Formal Requests for Clarification - Procedures | |
| Expedited Requests for Clarification - Procedures | |
| Appeals Council Feedback Initiative | |
| Hearing Office Staff Referrals of Possible Policy or Procedural Issues | |
| Sample - Letter to Unrepresented Claimant Confirming Prehearing Conference | |
| Sample - Letter to Representative Confirming Prehearing Conference | |
| Exhibit - Critical Case Process | |
| Exhibit – Military Service Casualty Disability Case Flag | |
| Exhibit – Letter to Appointed Representative Declining Recusal and Returning Evidence That Does Not Relate to the Pending Claim |