MS Approval

We frequently represent claimant diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (“MS”), an undeniably progressive and incurable disease.   When seeking Social Security Disability (“SSD”) benefits, our MS applications have always been approved after hearings with an administrative law judge (“ALJ”).  In other words, ALJs recognize readily these claims as meritorious.

We represent a 55 year old bookkeeper from Bayside with MS, whose SSD application was approved by ALJ Schriver without a hearing.  We were pleased that it was obviously to ALJ Schriver that our client was disabled.  The question that arises is why isn’t it ever obvious to the State agency that MS claimants are disabled, and do not need hearings to prove it.