20 CFR Subpart P - 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.