Functional Neurological Disorder (FND): Building Persuasive Disability Cases in a Complex and Misunderstood Diagnosis – NOSSCR 2026 Fall National Conference – Track I (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

Severe Symptoms, No Consistent Objective Findings — Now Build the Case

Functional Neurological Disorder breaks the usual proof pattern. Claimants often experience severe neurological symptoms without consistent objective findings — the evidence a disability case normally leans on. That gap is what makes FND uniquely challenging, and it is exactly what this presentation addresses.

The challenges compound at every stage. Medical evidence must be translated into functional limitations, or the symptoms never reach the decision. Credibility concerns attach to a condition that is frequently misunderstood. Adverse consultative examinations must be handled, and the hearing before the Administrative Law Judge prepared with all of it in view.

Working from real cases, you walk out with practical strategies for developing and presenting persuasive FND claims — grounded in how modern neurology understands FND, and built for effective advocacy on behalf of claimants living with this often disabling condition.

Eligible for up to 1 CLE Credit Hour

This session was originally submitted for CLE as a live, in-person presentation and a live webcast for the 2026 Fall National Conference and may be eligible for self-study credit. Each state handles self-study credit differently; for questions, please consult your State Bar Association.

Recorded Thursday, October 15, 2026.

Key topics to be discussed:

• Understanding FND
  How modern neurology understands Functional Neurological Disorder — a frequently misunderstood and often disabling condition.
• The Objective-Findings Gap
  Building a case where claimants experience severe neurological symptoms without consistent objective findings.
• Translating Medical Evidence
  Converting the medical evidence into functional limitations that carry the claim.
• Addressing Credibility Concerns
  Meeting the credibility challenges that attach to FND claims.
• Adverse Consultative Examinations
  Handling consultative examinations that come back adverse.
• Preparing for the ALJ Hearing
  Getting the persuasive FND claim ready for hearing before Administrative Law Judges, using real-case examples.

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Date / Time: October 15, 2026 

• 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Eastern
• 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Central
• 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mountain
• 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Pacific

Closed-captioning available