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Most individuals who apply for Social Security disability have no idea what disability criteria Social Security uses to determine if they are disabled. Social Security disability examiners (state disability agency employees who, along with supervisors and unit physicians, determine if an individual is disabled according to the rules and regulations governing Social Security disability) use a list of Impairments known as the “blue book” to determine if an individual will meet the social security definition of disability. So what is the blue book? The blue book is actually a list of impairments that Congress has deemed to be disabling. The correct name of this disability handbook is Disability Evaluation Under Social Security. This disability handbook contains fourteen major body system sections that address a list of Social Security disability impairments considered to severe enough to preclude an individual from engaging in substantial work activity. The major body systems addressed within the Social Security disability handbook are as follows: Musculoskeletal, Special Senses, Respiratory System, Cardiovascular System, Digestive System, Genito-urinary System, Hemic and Lymphatic System, Skin, Endocrine System, Multiple Body Systems, Neurological, Mental disorders, Neoplastic diseases, and Immune System. What impairments do you find in the Social Security List of Impairments? The Social Security disability handbook contains a list of disabling conditions for each major body system, for instance you find rheumatoid arthritis, fractures, and spinal disorders addressed in the musculoskeletal section. Are all impairments found in the Social Security List of Impairments? The simple answer to this question is that it would be impossible to list all disabling impairments in a handbook. Can you be found disabled under Social Security disability guidelines if you do not have a listed impairment? Yes, Social Security may find you to be disabled if your medical or mental impairment is not specifically mentioned in the disability handbook. Remember Social Security considers any medical and/or mental impairment to be disabling if the impairment or impairment has prevented you from performing substantial gainful work activity. Moreover, Social Security disability is based on residual functional ability (what an individual is capable of doing in spite of their impairments) rather than specific medical and/or mental impairments. In fact, the majority of all Social Security disability allowances are medical vocational decisions, which are based upon an individual’s age, educational background, work history, and residual functional capacity. 
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