Leonard A NelsonOdar Office, Administrative Law Judge
For the 2010 *fiscal year, Judge Leonard A Nelson has disposed 575 cases at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. Out of those 575 dispostions, 61 were dismissed, 408 were approved and 106 were denied. This means that the percentage of depositions that Judge Leonard A Nelson has approved in MINNEAPOLIS for the 2010 fiscal year is 14%. The information below for Judge Leonard A Nelson was last updated on 12/01/2022.
AVERAGE STATISTICS
| Office | *Fiscal Year | Total Depositions | Total Decisions | Total Denials | Total Awards | Cases Dismissed | Cases Approved | Cases Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINNEAPOLIS | 2010 | 575 | 514 | 106 | 408 | 11% | 71% | 18% |
| MINNEAPOLIS | 2012 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 9% | 42% | 48% |
| MINNEAPOLIS | 2011 | 522 | 447 | 150 | 297 | 14% | 57% | 29% |
AVERAGE TIME
| Dismissed | Approved | Denied | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard A Nelson | No Stats for FY2011 | ||
| All ALJs in MINNEAPOLIS | 18% | 41% | 41% |
| All ALJs in MINNESOTA | 18% | 41% | 41% |
| All ALJs in the Nation | 18% | 45% | 38% |
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My father was a labor with local union. In 1988 he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He had one lung totally removed and a portion of the remaining lung was also removed. He was denied SS benefits and after two appeals the case went in front of
Judge Leonard A Nelson. The judge was provided medical documentation confirming the cancer had metastasized
and was now considered terminal. And yet he felt justified to deny my father his Social Security benefits. Two months later, my dad passed away. I appealled the judge’s decision and won. I hope Mr. Nelson learned of my dad’s passing and recognized that his decision was wrong. For his sake, hopefully he or his family has never had to deal with someone like himself who at the time lacked compassion and must have felt an overall sense of superior knowledge to have dismissed the doctors reports.
I pray he’s become a better person, a better judge and a man who has learned to trust medical providers reports. Hopefully he’s learned to rule with compassion for the person seeking benefits and takes time to learn and understand there individual circumstances.
I would describe Judge Nelson as courteous, fair-minded, and compassionate, while at the same time being extremely knowledgeable and stern in the conduct of the hearing process.
I am still awed by the stern but fair minded and gentlemanly manner of the judge even after he denied my appeal.