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20 C.F.R. § 416.911

Definition of disabling impairment

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(a) If you are an adult:

(1) 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 subpart P of part 404 of this chapter or which, when considered with your age, education and work experience, would result in a finding that you are disabled under § 416.994, unless the disability redetermination rules in § 416.987(b) apply to you.

(2) If the disability redetermination rules in § 416.987 apply to you, a disabling impairment is an impairment or combination of impairments that meets the requirements in §§ 416.920 (c) through (f).

(b) If you are a child, a disabling impairment is an impairment (or combination of impairments) that causes marked and severe functional limitations. This means that the impairment or combination of impairments:

(1) Must meet, medically equal, or functionally equal the listings, or

(2) Would result in a finding that you are disabled under § 416.994a.

(c) In determining whether you have a disabling impairment, earnings are not considered.

[62 FR 6421, Feb. 11, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 54777, Sept. 11, 2000]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Shinn v. Commissioner of Social Security
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Shinn v. Commissioner of Social Security (2004) ca11 “20 C.F.R. §§ 416.911 (b), 416.924(d). Limitations arising from pain count in this determination.”
Russell Ex Rel. C.G. v. Astrue (2010) gand · cites it 2× “20 C.F.R. §§ 416.911 (b), 416.924(d). Limitations arising from pain count in this determination.”
Shernita LUCAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Defen (1990) ca11 “20 C.F.R. §§ 416.911 , 419.920(c) (1989).”
Jackson Ex Rel. K.J. v. Astrue (2010) gand · cites it 2× “20 C.F.R. §§ 416.911 (b), 416.924(d). Limitations arising from pain count in this determination.”
Washington v. Astrue (2010) scd “The Listing of Impairments is applicable to SSI claims pursuant to 20 C.F.R. § 416.911 . 13 . The establishment of an impairment attributable to irreversible cor pulmonale secondary to chronic pulmonary hypertension requires documentation by signs and laboratory findings of…”
Walker v. Harris (1980) ksd “See 20 C.F.R. § 416.911 (e). The ALJ went on to find that the claimant had certain non-exertional limitations caused by eye and ear defects but that there was no substantial evidence that *810 these impairments affected her residual capacity for sedentary work.”
Miller v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration (2008) ca11 “In determining the nature and severity of the impairment and whether a claimant’s condition meets or exceeds the requirements of a listed impairment, an ALJ may consider the opinion of non-examining medical experts. 20 C.”
Murray v. Heckler (1986) dcd “20 C.F.R. § 416.911 (1985). Here plaintiff argues that the combined effect of her ailments is such as to render her disabled.”
Phillips v. Saul (2022) gand · cites it 2× “20 C.F.R. §§ 416.911 (b), 416.924(d). Limitations arising from pain and other symptoms count in this determination.”
Scheib v. Commissioner (2023) flmd “4 See 20 C.F.R. § 416.911 (a). On behalf of the administration, a state agency5 reviewed and denied Scheib’s application initially on February 10, 2021, and upon reconsideration on June 2, 2021.”
Kolas v. Commissioner of Social Security (2024) flmd “4 See 20 C.F.R. § 416.911 (a). (Tr. 41, 71, 309).”
Gunter v. Commissioner Social Security Administration (2019) scd “At this step of the evaluation, the ALJ compares the 6The Listing of Impairments is applicable to SSI claims pursuant to 20 C.F.R. §§ 416.911 , 416.925. 11 claimant’s residual functional capacity7 with the physical and mental demands of the kind of work he has done in the past…”
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