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20 C.F.R. § 404.1511

Definition of a disabling impairment

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(a) Disabled workers, persons disabled since childhood and, for months after December 1990, disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses. If you are entitled to disability cash benefits as a disabled worker, or to child's insurance benefits, or, for monthly benefits payable after December 1990, to widow's, widower's, or surviving divorced spouse's monthly benefits, a disabling impairment is an impairment (or combination of impairments) which, of itself, is so severe that it meets or equals a set of criteria in the Listing of Impairments in appendix 1 of this subpart or which, when considered with your age, education, and work experience, would result in a finding that you are disabled under § 404.1594. In determining whether you have a disabling impairment, earnings are not considered.

(b) Disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses, for monthly benefits for months prior to January 1991. If you have been entitled to disability benefits as a disabled widow, widower, or surviving divorced spouse and we must decide whether you had a disabling impairment for any time prior to January 1991, a disabling impairment is an impairment (or combination of impairments) which, of itself, was so severe that it met or equaled a set of criteria in the Listing of Impairments in appendix 1 of this subpart, or results in a finding that you were disabled under § 404.1579. In determining whether you had a disabling impairment, earnings are not considered.

[57 FR 30120, July 8, 1992]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 54 cases (35 in the last 5 years), 1962–2025 · leading case: Alva M. Hall v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Alva M. Hall v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1981) ca4 · cites it 2× “20 C.F.R. § 404.1511 (c) (1980) (emphasis added).”
Thomas F. Frady v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1981) ca4 “1 of Appendix 2, Subpart P; 20 C.F.R. § 404.1511 (e). That being so, and the existence in the economy of jobs which a person with such qualifications could fill being established by administrative notice, see 20 C.”
Phillips v. Harris (1980) vawd · cites it 2× “See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1511 (c), (e). Given these factors, the Law Judge found that Rule 203.”
Willie Hicks v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1979) ca4 “20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1511 (b)-(e). If claimant’s work was either unskilled or not transferable, then rules 201.”
Freeman v. Harris (1981) scd · cites it 3× “*102 The Secretary also concluded, under 20 C.F.R. § 404.1511 (e), that plaintiff’s prior employment experience imparted to him transferable skills.”
Pedro Reyes Robles v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1969) ca1 “1965), and 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1511 , 404.1526. The facts that appellee allegedly took no medication, slept 11-13 hours a night and failed to seek medical treatment are arguably inconsistent with his complaints of pain and lend credence to the Secretary’s suspicions that he may…”
Mary E. Thomas v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary, Health and Human Services (1982) ca5 “1507 (d) and that she had been an unskilled worker as defined by 20 C.F.R. § 404.1511 (b), the ALJ determined that Rule 201.”
Charles William Andrews v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary, Health and Human Services (1982) ca8 “16), we are satisfied that he did possess transferable skills as defined by 20 C.F.R. § 404.1511 (d) and (e) and § 416.”
Ramos v. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1981) prd · cites it 2× “2 The administrative law judge further found plaintiff to be a “skilled worker” with skills transferable to other jobs, according to 20 CFR 404.1511(d) 3 , and to possess a maximum sustained work capacity to perform light work.”
Wander v. Schweiker (1981) mdd · cites it 2× “Assuming that the plaintiff’s prior work was properly classified by the ALJ as “skilled” employment, compare 20 C.F.R. § 404.1511 (c) (semi-skilled) with id.”
Fains v. Harris (1979) mdd “20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1511 (b)-(e). The Court believes that in the instant case the ALJ obtained sufficient information at the hearing to satisfy the new regulations.”
Lee v. Heckler (1983) innd · cites it 2× “20 CFR § 404.1511 (c) states that: Light work entails lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting or carrying of *468 objects weighing up to 10 pounds.”
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— 20 C.F.R. § 404.1511(b) — 1 case
Lachey v. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1981) ohsd
— 20 C.F.R. § 404.1511(d) — 1 case
Ramos v. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1981) prd “2 The administrative law judge further found plaintiff to be a “skilled worker” with skills transferable to other jobs, according to 20 CFR 404.1511(d) 3 , and to possess a maximum sustained work capacity to perform light work.”
— 20 C.F.R. § 404.1511(e) — 1 case
Ramos v. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1981) prd “2 The administrative law judge further found plaintiff to be a “skilled worker” with skills transferable to other jobs, according to 20 CFR 404.1511(d) 3 , and to possess a maximum sustained work capacity to perform light work.”
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