20 CFR Subpart P - Determining Disability and Blindness
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General (§§ 404.1501 - 404.1502)
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Definition of Disability (§§ 404.1505 - 404.1511)
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Evidence (§§ 404.1512 - 404.1518)
- § 404.1512 Responsibility for evidence.
- § 404.1513 Categories of evidence.
- § 404.1513a Evidence from our Federal or State agency medical or psychological consultants.
- § 404.1514 When we will purchase existing evidence.
- § 404.1515 Where and how to submit evidence.
- § 404.1516 If you fail to submit medical and other evidence.
- § 404.1517 Consultative examination at our expense.
- § 404.1518 If you do not appear at a consultative examination.
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Standards To Be Used in Determining When a Consultative Examination Will Be Obtained in Connection With Disability Determinations (§§ 404.1519 - 404.1519b)
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Standards for the Type of Referral and for Report Content (§§ 404.1519f - 404.1519q)
- § 404.1519f Type of purchased examinations.
- § 404.1519g Who we will select to perform a consultative examination.
- § 404.1519h Your medical source.
- § 404.1519i Other sources for consultative examinations.
- § 404.1519j Objections to the medical source designated to perform the consultative examination.
- § 404.1519k Purchase of medical examinations, laboratory tests, and other services.
- § 404.1519m Diagnostic tests or procedures.
- § 404.1519n Informing the medical source of examination scheduling, report content, and signature requirements.
- § 404.1519o When a properly signed consultative examination report has not been received.
- § 404.1519p Reviewing reports of consultative examinations.
- § 404.1519q Conflict of interest.
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Authorizing and Monitoring the Referral Process (§ 404.1519s)
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Procedures To Monitor the Consultative Examination (§ 404.1519t)
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Evaluation of Disability (§§ 404.1520 - 404.1523)
- § 404.1520 Evaluation of disability in general.
- § 404.1520a Evaluation of mental impairments.
- § 404.1520b How we consider evidence.
- § 404.1520c How we consider and articulate medical opinions and prior administrative medical findings for claims filed on or after March 27, 2017.
- § 404.1521 Establishing that you have a medically determinable impairment(s).
- § 404.1522 What we mean by an impairment(s) that is not severe.
- § 404.1523 Multiple impairments.
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Medical Considerations (§§ 404.1525 - 404.1541)
- § 404.1525 Listing of Impairments in appendix 1.
- § 404.1526 Medical equivalence.
- § 404.1527 Evaluating opinion evidence for claims filed before March 27, 2017.
- § 404.1528 [Reserved]
- § 404.1529 How we evaluate symptoms, including pain.
- § 404.1530 Need to follow prescribed treatment.
- § 404.1535 How we will determine whether your drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability.
- § 404.1536 Treatment required for individuals whose drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability.
- § 404.1537 What we mean by appropriate treatment.
- § 404.1538 What we mean by approved institutions or facilities.
- § 404.1539 How we consider whether treatment is available.
- § 404.1540 Evaluating compliance with the treatment requirements.
- § 404.1541 Establishment and use of referral and monitoring agencies.
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Residual Functional Capacity (§§ 404.1545 - 404.1546)
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Vocational Considerations (§§ 404.1560 - 404.1569a)
- § 404.1560 When we will consider your vocational background.
- § 404.1562 Medical-vocational profiles showing an inability to make an adjustment to other work.
- § 404.1563 Your age as a vocational factor.
- § 404.1564 Your education as a vocational factor.
- § 404.1565 Your work experience as a vocational factor.
- § 404.1566 Work which exists in the national economy.
- § 404.1567 Physical exertion requirements.
- § 404.1568 Skill requirements.
- § 404.1569 Listing of Medical-Vocational Guidelines in appendix 2.
- § 404.1569a Exertional and nonexertional limitations.
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Substantial Gainful Activity (§§ 404.1571 - 404.1576)
- § 404.1571 General.
- § 404.1572 What we mean by substantial gainful activity.
- § 404.1573 General information about work activity.
- § 404.1574 Evaluation guides if you are an employee.
- § 404.1574a When and how we will average your earnings.
- § 404.1575 Evaluation guides if you are self-employed.
- § 404.1576 Impairment-related work expenses.
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Widows, Widowers, and Surviving Divorced Spouses (§§ 404.1577 - 404.1579)
- § 404.1577 Disability defined for widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses for monthly benefits payable for months prior to January 1991.
- § 404.1578 How we determine disability for widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses for monthly benefits payable for months prior to January 1991.
- § 404.1579 How we will determine whether your disability continues or ends.
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Blindness (§§ 404.1581 - 404.1587)
- § 404.1581 Meaning of blindness as defined in the law.
- § 404.1582 A period of disability based on blindness.
- § 404.1583 How we determine disability for blind persons who are age 55 or older.
- § 404.1584 Evaluation of work activity of blind people.
- § 404.1585 Trial work period for persons age 55 or older who are blind.
- § 404.1586 Why and when we will stop your cash benefits.
- § 404.1587 Circumstances under which we may suspend and terminate your benefits before we make a determination.
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Continuing or Stopping Disability (§§ 404.1588 - 404.1599)
- § 404.1588 Your responsibility to tell us of events that may change your disability status.
- § 404.1589 We may conduct a review to find out whether you continue to be disabled.
- § 404.1590 When and how often we will conduct a continuing disability review.
- § 404.1591 If your medical recovery was expected and you returned to work.
- § 404.1592 The trial work period.
- § 404.1592a The reentitlement period.
- § 404.1592b What is expedited reinstatement?
- § 404.1592c Who is entitled to expedited reinstatement?
- § 404.1592d How do I request reinstatement?
- § 404.1592e How do we determine provisional benefits?
- § 404.1592f How do we determine reinstated benefits?
- § 404.1593 Medical evidence in continuing disability review cases.
- § 404.1594 How we will determine whether your disability continues or ends.
- § 404.1595 When we determine that you are not now disabled.
- § 404.1596 Circumstances under which we may suspend and terminate your benefits before we make a determination.
- § 404.1597 After we make a determination that you are not now disabled.
- § 404.1597a Continued benefits pending appeal of a medical cessation determination.
- § 404.1598 If you become disabled by another impairment(s).
- § 404.1599 Work incentive experiments and rehabilitation demonstration projects in the disability program.
- Appendix 1 to Subpart P of Part 404 - Listing of Impairments
- Appendix 2 to Subpart P of Part 404 - Medical-Vocational Guidelines
Authority:
Secs. 202, 205(a)-(b) and (d)-(h), 216(i), 221(a) and (h)-(j), 222(c), 223, 225, and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402, 405(a)-(b) and (d)-(h), 416(i), 421(a) and (h)-(j), 422(c), 423, 425, and 902(a)(5)); sec. 211(b), Pub. L. 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105, 2189; sec. 202, Pub. L. 108-203, 118 Stat. 509 (42 U.S.C. 902 note).
Source:
45 FR 55584, Aug. 20, 1980, unless otherwise noted.