APPEALS COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER NEW EVIDENCE IN SSDI CASE

If a claimant gets an unfavorable decision with the administrative law judge (hearing level), he or she may appeal the case to the Appeals Council.  The Appeals Council will only consider "new evidence" if it meets the following criteria:

1. The evidence was not part of the claims evidence at the date of the hearing.
2. It is relevant, i.e., directly related to issues adjudicated by the ALJ.
3. The evidence relates to the period on or before the date of the ALJ decision.

There are instances where evidence dated after the ALJ decision is pertinent to the period prior to the date of the hearing decision.
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