Social Security
In order to determine if you are disabled and entitled to Social Security Disability benefits, the Social Security Administration will proceed through a five-step process to examine your entitlement to benefits. Those steps are as follows:
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Are you performing substantial gainful activity?
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Do you have a severe medically determinable impairment?
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If you have a severe impairment, do you meet or equal a social security regulation?
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Can you perform your past relevant work?
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Can you perform any other work?
The following link to the Social Security Administration describes in detail what the above requirements mean and how they apply to you: Evaluation of Disability
The Social Security Administration will determine that you meet a listing by comparing your impairment to its Listing of Impairments. The following link will assist you in comparing your impairments to those the Social Security Administration considers severe: Social Security Medical Listing of Impairments