FAO: ODAR attorneys/senior attorneys

[oldtimer]

If I can divert your attention, momentarily, from the ALJ selection process, I'd like to ask something that occupied my brain while I was pondering the sad state of ODAR the other day:

Do any of you work in states in which the DDS follows any of the Process Unification rulings, i.e., do they consider non-medical factors in evaluating subjective symptoms, do they consider opinions from treating sources, do they provide a rationale which discusses such factors, such as the weight given to treating source opinions?

For those willing to respond, would you mind identifying your state as well? Thanks.

[tootsie]

No they do not. New York.
My original answer to this question was: hahahahahahahahaha!
But I thought that was too coy.

[arlene25]

Nope. AZ. My original answer was: R U freaking kidding?

[odarite]

I would be shocked to hear that any DDS is actually applying the PUD rulings.

[morgullord]

In Georgia, the DDS proudly fails to follow the Process Unification rulings.

[mertonite]

There was policy message sent to the DDS's NOT to implement the PUTT rulings back in the 1990's. As far as I know, it has never been revoked.