Comments on: Video Hearings vs. Traditional Disability Hearings: Why Video Hearings Might Be Your Best Bet http://www.ssdanswers.com/2010/04/12/video-hearings-vs-traditional-social-security-disability-hearings/ Social Security Disability Blog - moderated by Jonathan Ginsberg Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:42:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mary Seroski http://www.ssdanswers.com/2010/04/12/video-hearings-vs-traditional-social-security-disability-hearings/#comment-8579 Mary Seroski Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:45:41 +0000 http://www.ssdanswers.com/?p=624#comment-8579 I believe to have a judge available live was best for me because I am very hard of hearing and I have to read lips, body language, and every essence of movement the judge has to understand what he is saying and what mood he is in. I won my case. My husband had the video and lost his case. I got copies of the audio of the case and if anyone was talking while someone else was talking you couldn't understand what word was said. Of course, it didn't help the what my husband had was an advocate instead of a real lawyer who knew what he was doing. I believe to have a judge available live was best for me because I am very hard of hearing and I have to read lips, body language, and every essence of movement the judge has to understand what he is saying and what mood he is in.

I won my case. My husband had the video and lost his case. I got copies of the audio of the case and if anyone was talking while someone else was talking you couldn’t understand what word was said. Of course, it didn’t help the what my husband had was an advocate instead of a real lawyer who knew what he was doing.

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