M.A.S.S. Inc provides Expert Vocational Expert Witness Services to The Social Security Administration during Social Security disability hearings.
Social Security uses Vocational Experts (VEs) to provide evidence at hearings before an administrative law judge (ALJ). VEs provide services for SSA under a BPA to provide expert witness services for the Office of Hearings Operations (OHO).
As a VE, you will provide impartial expert opinion evidence that an ALJ considers when making a decision about disability. You will review the provided exhibits prior to the scheduled hearing. You will usually testify in person at a hearing, although you may be asked to testify by video teleconferencing (VTC) or by telephone, and sometimes you may provide opinions in writing by answering written questions called interrogatories.
Is a vocational expert an agent of Social Security Administration?
A vocational expert is not an agent of the Social Security Administration. As an independent party, vocational experts are to remain completely objective and impartial in expressing their opinions.
What does a ve do for SSA?
VEs provide services for SSA under a BPA to provide expert witness services for the Office of Hearings Operations (OHO). As a VE, you will provide impartial expert opinion evidence that an ALJ considers when making a decision about disability. You will review the provided exhibits prior to the scheduled hearing.