Last Update: 1/6/2025 (Transmittal I-2-265)
HA 01250.060 Action When Administrative Law Judge Receives New Evidence After
a Vocational Expert Has Provided Testimony
Renumbered from HALLEX section I-2-5-60
When an administrative law judge (ALJ) receives new evidence
after a vocational expert (VE) has provided testimony or responded to
interrogatories, the ALJ may ask the VE to review the new evidence to
determine if it affects the VE's testimony or response.
The ALJ will use the procedures in Hearings, Appeals
and Litigation Law (HALLEX) manual HA 01250.056 to determine whether additional
VE evidence may be needed via interrogatory or supplemental hearing. If
interrogatories are used, the ALJ will follow the procedures in HALLEX
HA 01250.057. If a
supplemental hearing is necessary, Office of Hearings Operations (OHO)
management, through designated staff, will follow the procedures in HALLEX
HA 01250.054.
If the VE who provided testimony
either at a hearing or in written response to interrogatories is
no longer available to review the new evidence, OHO management,
through designated staff, will obtain the services of another
VE following the instructions in HALLEX HA 01250.052.