Mealey's (October 17, 2018, 12:29 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is no provision in federal regulations or law requiring vocational experts at Social Security proceedings to substantiate their opinions to provide the mandated “substantial evidence” of job availability, and none should be created by the U.S. Supreme Court in its review of evidentiary standards for such proceedings, a Social Security Administration official tells the high court in her Oct. 15 brief on the merits (Michael J. Biestek v. Nancy A. Berryhill, No. 17-1184, U.S. Sup.)....