EDPNA EXAM 5 2026 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Non-Severe Impairment 404.1522 416.922 Answer: If your
impairment does not significantly limit your ability either physically
or mentally to do basic activities.
examples:
- walking, standing, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling
- Capacities of seeing, hearing & speaking
- Understanding, Carrying out, remembering, simple instructions
- Use of judgement
- Responding appropriately to supervision, co-workers, & usual
work situations
- Dealing with changes in routine work settings
◉ Multiple Impairments 404.1523 416.923 Answer: 1. Unrelated
Severe Impairments: We cannot combine two or more unrelated
severe impairments to meet the 12-month duration test.
2. Concurrent Impairments: If you have two or more concurrent
impairments that, when considered in combination, are severe, we
, must determine whether the combined effect of your impairments
can be expected to continue to be severe for 12 months.
3. Combined Effect: In determining whether your physical or mental
impairment(s) are of a sufficient medical severity that such
impairment(s) could be the basis of eligibility under the law, we will
consider the combined effect of all of your impairments without
regard to whether any such impairment, if considered separately,
would be of sufficient severity.
◉ Who makes disability determinations? 404.1503 416.903 Answer:
Reserved commissioners of SSA
- A treating doctor helps us to understand the impairments &
limitations.
- A doctor stating you are "disabled" or "cannot work" is not always
helpful
- Initial & Recon Decisions - made by state vocational/disability
determination services. They are authorized by the commissioners
of SSA.
Hearing - ALJ
◉ Claimant is in charge of proving to SSA he/she is blind/disabled.
- SSA responsibility is development (10/20 days for records to come
in) 1 FU request - then they have 10 days.
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Non-Severe Impairment 404.1522 416.922 Answer: If your
impairment does not significantly limit your ability either physically
or mentally to do basic activities.
examples:
- walking, standing, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling
- Capacities of seeing, hearing & speaking
- Understanding, Carrying out, remembering, simple instructions
- Use of judgement
- Responding appropriately to supervision, co-workers, & usual
work situations
- Dealing with changes in routine work settings
◉ Multiple Impairments 404.1523 416.923 Answer: 1. Unrelated
Severe Impairments: We cannot combine two or more unrelated
severe impairments to meet the 12-month duration test.
2. Concurrent Impairments: If you have two or more concurrent
impairments that, when considered in combination, are severe, we
, must determine whether the combined effect of your impairments
can be expected to continue to be severe for 12 months.
3. Combined Effect: In determining whether your physical or mental
impairment(s) are of a sufficient medical severity that such
impairment(s) could be the basis of eligibility under the law, we will
consider the combined effect of all of your impairments without
regard to whether any such impairment, if considered separately,
would be of sufficient severity.
◉ Who makes disability determinations? 404.1503 416.903 Answer:
Reserved commissioners of SSA
- A treating doctor helps us to understand the impairments &
limitations.
- A doctor stating you are "disabled" or "cannot work" is not always
helpful
- Initial & Recon Decisions - made by state vocational/disability
determination services. They are authorized by the commissioners
of SSA.
Hearing - ALJ
◉ Claimant is in charge of proving to SSA he/she is blind/disabled.
- SSA responsibility is development (10/20 days for records to come
in) 1 FU request - then they have 10 days.
