Lung lesions are by themselves alarming already. As if to say that their mere presence is not enough to put people on their toes, cavitating lung lesions are another example of the numerous types of lesions that can affect the lungs.
In such cases, only where counsel initiates a telephone request to be removed from the Assignment Court list and where a clerk of the Appeal Division scheduling unit has confirmed that all parties are ready to proceed and that a hearing date can be set will the case be removed from the Assignment Court list.
Appellants may also ask the ALJ to make a decision without a hearing (on-the-record). Hearing preparation procedures are set by the ALJ. CMS or its contractors may become a party to, or participate in, an ALJ hearing after notifying all parties to the hearing. The ALJ will generally issue a decision within 90 days of receipt of the hearing request. This timeframe may be extended for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: 1  The case being escalated from the reconsideration level.  The submission of additional evidence not included with the hearing request.