The Social Security Disability Five Step Sequential Evaluation Process
Social Security uses a five-step sequential evaluation process to determine if an individual has the ability to work in spite of their alleged medical and/ or mental impairments.
The five steps of the sequential evaluation process are as follows:
The first step in this evaluation process is to look at work activity, if there is any. If you have stopped working or are working below the substantial gainful activity (work earnings) monthly amount you can move on to the next step.
The second step of the sequential evaluation is to determine if you have a severe medical and/or mental impairment, or combination of impairments, that has prevented substantial work activity for the past twelve months---or you're expected to be unable to work for twelve months or more due to your medical impairments. If you meet this step, you move to the next step.
The third step of this process is to determine if your medical and/or mental impairments meet a listing in the Social Security listing book. If you have an impairment or impairments that meet or equal a listing, you will be found disabled at this step. If your mental and/or medical impairments do not meet or equal a Social Security disability impairment manual listing, you move on to the fourth step of the sequential evaluation process.
Social Security evaluates your ability to perform the physical and mental qualification of your past work. If you can meet the physical and mental demands of your past work you will not be found disabled.
However, if you are not able to meet the mental and physical demands of your past work, Social Security evaluates your past work, educational level, age, and residual functional capacity in an effort to A) determine if your impairment prevents the performance of all work or B) if you are able to make an adjustment to some type of other work.
If Social Security determines that you are able to make that adjustment you will be found "not disabled". However, if Social Security determines that you are unable to make an adjustment to other work, you will receive a disability medical allowance based upon medical and vocational (education, age, work activity) factors. In other words, you will be approved.
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The five steps of the sequential evaluation process are as follows:
The first step in this evaluation process is to look at work activity, if there is any. If you have stopped working or are working below the substantial gainful activity (work earnings) monthly amount you can move on to the next step.
The second step of the sequential evaluation is to determine if you have a severe medical and/or mental impairment, or combination of impairments, that has prevented substantial work activity for the past twelve months---or you're expected to be unable to work for twelve months or more due to your medical impairments. If you meet this step, you move to the next step.
The third step of this process is to determine if your medical and/or mental impairments meet a listing in the Social Security listing book. If you have an impairment or impairments that meet or equal a listing, you will be found disabled at this step. If your mental and/or medical impairments do not meet or equal a Social Security disability impairment manual listing, you move on to the fourth step of the sequential evaluation process.
Social Security evaluates your ability to perform the physical and mental qualification of your past work. If you can meet the physical and mental demands of your past work you will not be found disabled.
However, if you are not able to meet the mental and physical demands of your past work, Social Security evaluates your past work, educational level, age, and residual functional capacity in an effort to A) determine if your impairment prevents the performance of all work or B) if you are able to make an adjustment to some type of other work.
If Social Security determines that you are able to make that adjustment you will be found "not disabled". However, if Social Security determines that you are unable to make an adjustment to other work, you will receive a disability medical allowance based upon medical and vocational (education, age, work activity) factors. In other words, you will be approved.
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