Ronald A. Marks, a recently retired US administrative law judge who served as chief judge for the Cleveland Social Security Disability Hearing Office and later as judge of the Social Security Disability Appeals Council/Decision Review Board in Falls Church, Virginia. He continues to consult with law firms about Social Security disability issues and is author of Navigating the Social Security Disability Maze (Golden Oriole).
Applications for Social Security disability benefits have surged to all-time highs in recent years, driven in part by an increase…