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Social Security: Review of Disability Representatives

HEHS-99-50R Published: Mar 04, 1999. Publicly Released: Mar 04, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on disability representatives, focusing on: (1) the extent to which disability representatives contribute to Social Security Administration's (SSA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) decisional delays; (2) other potential reasons for decisional delays; and (3) additional options available to SSA to ensure that disability decisions are reached in a timely manner.

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