Social Security Administration Listing of Impairments

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disability evaluation standard federal administrative guideline regulatory listing

The Social Security Administration Listing of Impairments is an official catalog of medical conditions and severity criteria used to determine whether an individual’s disability meets the federal standard for Social Security disability benefits.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf disability evaluation standard ⓘ
federal administrative guideline ⓘ
regulatory listing ⓘ
appliesTo adult disability claims ⓘ
child disability claims ⓘ
appliesToProgram Social Security Disability Insurance NERFINISHED ⓘ
Supplemental Security Income NERFINISHED ⓘ
availability publicly accessible ⓘ
citedInRegulation 20 CFR Part 404 ⓘ
20 CFR Part 416 ⓘ
containsSection Part A Medical Criteria for Adults ⓘ
Part B Medical Criteria for Children NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criterionType medical-only criteria ⓘ
defines duration requirements for certain impairments ⓘ
medical criteria for disability ⓘ
severity thresholds for impairments ⓘ
effectOfMeetingListing presumption of disability ⓘ
effectOfNotMeetingListing requires consideration of residual functional capacity ⓘ
includesCategory cancer (malignant neoplastic diseases) ⓘ
cardiovascular system disorders ⓘ
congenital disorders affecting multiple body systems ⓘ
digestive system disorders ⓘ
endocrine disorders ⓘ
genitourinary disorders ⓘ
hematological disorders ⓘ
immune system disorders ⓘ
mental disorders ⓘ
musculoskeletal disorders ⓘ
neurological disorders ⓘ
respiratory disorders ⓘ
skin disorders ⓘ
special senses and speech disorders ⓘ
legalAuthority Code of Federal Regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis Social Security Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy Social Security Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizedBy body system ⓘ
publicationFormat online ⓘ
printed regulatory materials ⓘ
purpose to identify impairments that are severe enough to prevent any gainful activity ⓘ
to provide uniform national standards for disability evaluation ⓘ
updatedBy rulemaking process ⓘ
updateFrequency periodically ⓘ
usedAtStep Step 3 of the SSA sequential evaluation process ⓘ
usedBy Disability Determination Services examiners ⓘ
administrative law judges ⓘ
federal reviewing officials ⓘ
usedFor disability determination ⓘ
evaluation of medical severity ⓘ

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state Disability Determination Services → usesStandard → Social Security Administration Listing of Impairments ⓘ