COPD, tuberculosis and cystic fibrosis are evaluated under the listings for this body system.
What is the respiratory system?
100
This person is responsible for setting the Established Onset Date (EOD) for disability.
Who is the examiner?
100
An SSI claim falls under this Title.
What is Title 16?
100
In order for pain or other symptoms to be found to affect an individual's ability to perform basic work activities, medical signs or laboratory findings must show the existence of this.
What is a medically determinable impairment (MDI)?
100
These are the 3 things needed by the mental SAMC to assess mental allegations for a current claim.
What are a diagnosis by an acceptable medical source (AMS), a current MSE and ADLs?
200
ROM, X-Rays and gait and station may be needed to evaluate allegations under this body system?
What is the musculoskeletal system?
200
In a Title 16 only claim, an EOD equal to this date would be considered fully favorable.
What is the filing date?
200
A control date is important in this type of claim.
What is a Disabled Widow(er) Benefits (DWB) claim?
200
An individual's own description of his or her physical or mental impairments.
What are symptoms?
200
A general description of appearance, mood, affect, behavior and thought processes are included in this.
What is a mental status exam (MSE)?
300
Echocardiograms, treadmill tests and EKGs are common tests in evaluating the severity of impairments in this body system.
What is the cardiovascular system?
300
The duration requirement for SSA's definition of disability.
What is 12 consecutive months?
300
A BI, BS, DI and DS are all this type of claim.
What is a Title 16 claim?
300
This type of MSO must be given controlling weight if it is well supported and consistent with the evidence as a whole.
What is a treating source statement?
300
A 25-year-old claimant alleges Intellectual Disability. We have valid IQ testing from age 17 and sufficient ADL information in file. This is the next step.
What is putting the claim on the mental medical queue?
400
Sickle Cell Disease would be evaluated under this body system.
What is the Hematological System?
400
A claimant filing a CDBR or CDBD claim must be found disabled between these ages.
What is 18 to 22?
400
In a Title 2 DIB claim, the 5 months from the onset of disability until payments start is called this.
What is the waiting period?
400
A type of MSO that discusses issues, definitions and terminology related to Social Security law vs. specific physical and/or mental limitations and abilities.
What is an Issue Reserved for the Commissioner (IRC)?
400
A claimant is diagnosed with depression by his primary care physician. We have current MSEs by a nurse practitioner and ADLs completed by the claimant. This is the next step.
What is putting the claim on the mental medical queue?
500
Inflammatory arthritis is evaluated under this body system.
What is the immune system?
500
A claimant is found disabled due to a back condition. She files a DIB claim. Her DFI is in the remote past and her DLI is in the future. Her AOD is 1/15/14 when she first had surgery. She returned to work 2/23/14 but finally stopped working at SGA level on 10/31/14, when she had her second surgery. This is the EOD I would set.
What is 10/31/14?
500
This is the only type of onset date that can be set while the claimant is still earning SGA.
What is the MOD?
500
A number value assigned to a claimant's ability to mentally function at that time.
What is a GAF score?
500
PTSD and agoraphobia belong to this category of mental disorders.