EDPNA Exam Questions and Answers
1.The practice items for the Social Security Administration
Direct Payment to Non-Attorney Representatives Examination
are available below. These items are for practice purposes only
and will not appear on the actual examination. All names used
in these practice items are purely fictional and do not apply to
any real claimants or any other individual. The items are
multiple choice and there is only 1 correct answer for each
question. The actual examination will also appear in this
format. Select the button under each question to reveal the
answer. Refreshing the page will hide the answers.
Which statement best describes the term "severe" impairment?:
c. An impairment or combination of impairments is only severe if the
impairment significantly impacts at least one basic work activity.
2.You are representing your client at a hearing. A vocational
expert (VE) is pre- sent. The ALJ asks if the VE has reviewed
Exhibit 15F, which is a consultative psychological examination
report, in which the psychologist opines that your client is
capable of performing simple, repetitive, unskilled tasks that
do not require ongoing contact with the public or coworkers.
The VE states that he has reviewed this report. The ALJ asks if
he agrees with the limitations that have been assessed, and the
VE says that he does agree with the limitations contained in
,that report. Which statement is most accurate about the ALJ's
questioning of the VE?: d. Improper, because the VE is offering his
opinion about the relationship of the limitations to the clinical signs and
findings, thus rendering an opinion on medical issues.
3.Mark Baum arrives at your office with a dismissal order dated
three weeks
ago. The order states that his request for a hearing on his
Supplemental Security Income claim was not timely filed and the
claimant's reasons for missing the deadline did not constitute
good cause for late filing. He believes he did have good cause
and asks you what he should do next.
You would advise Mr. Baum to: b. file a request for Appeals Council
review of the Dismissal Order pursuant to 20 CFR 416.1467.
Ethics:
4.An ALJ authorizes a representative to charge and collect
$2,000 for his representational services for a claim for
disability insurance benefits. SSA directly pays the
representative $2,000. Six months later, SSA erroneously
paid the representative an additional $2,000 based upon the
same claim. One year after issuing the erroneous payment,
SSA sends a letter to the representative informing him of the
excess fee payment and requesting a refund within 30 days.
What should the representative do?: c. Refund the $2,000 excess
, payment to SSA within 30 days, as requested.
5.Auxiliary Benefits: When a disabled individual receives Social
Security disability insurance benefits, their spouse and/or minor children
may also be eligible to receive Social Security benefits. These benefits
paid to the spouse or minor child are called
can be paid to
1.Children under 18
2.Spouse
3.Divorced spouse (if married 10 years)
4.Somebody under age 62 who has custody of children
6.Quarters of Coverage (QC): Refers to each 3-month period of
employment during which an employee contributes to the retirement
income program under the Social Security Act of 1935.
- You have to have a min of 6 credits and max of 40.
7.Appeal deadline: 60 days + 5 mailing days
8.Medicare Eligibility: Disabled - 24 months (29 months total from
onset)
9.Disabled Adult Children Benefits (DAC) 404.350: You have to
1.The practice items for the Social Security Administration
Direct Payment to Non-Attorney Representatives Examination
are available below. These items are for practice purposes only
and will not appear on the actual examination. All names used
in these practice items are purely fictional and do not apply to
any real claimants or any other individual. The items are
multiple choice and there is only 1 correct answer for each
question. The actual examination will also appear in this
format. Select the button under each question to reveal the
answer. Refreshing the page will hide the answers.
Which statement best describes the term "severe" impairment?:
c. An impairment or combination of impairments is only severe if the
impairment significantly impacts at least one basic work activity.
2.You are representing your client at a hearing. A vocational
expert (VE) is pre- sent. The ALJ asks if the VE has reviewed
Exhibit 15F, which is a consultative psychological examination
report, in which the psychologist opines that your client is
capable of performing simple, repetitive, unskilled tasks that
do not require ongoing contact with the public or coworkers.
The VE states that he has reviewed this report. The ALJ asks if
he agrees with the limitations that have been assessed, and the
VE says that he does agree with the limitations contained in
,that report. Which statement is most accurate about the ALJ's
questioning of the VE?: d. Improper, because the VE is offering his
opinion about the relationship of the limitations to the clinical signs and
findings, thus rendering an opinion on medical issues.
3.Mark Baum arrives at your office with a dismissal order dated
three weeks
ago. The order states that his request for a hearing on his
Supplemental Security Income claim was not timely filed and the
claimant's reasons for missing the deadline did not constitute
good cause for late filing. He believes he did have good cause
and asks you what he should do next.
You would advise Mr. Baum to: b. file a request for Appeals Council
review of the Dismissal Order pursuant to 20 CFR 416.1467.
Ethics:
4.An ALJ authorizes a representative to charge and collect
$2,000 for his representational services for a claim for
disability insurance benefits. SSA directly pays the
representative $2,000. Six months later, SSA erroneously
paid the representative an additional $2,000 based upon the
same claim. One year after issuing the erroneous payment,
SSA sends a letter to the representative informing him of the
excess fee payment and requesting a refund within 30 days.
What should the representative do?: c. Refund the $2,000 excess
, payment to SSA within 30 days, as requested.
5.Auxiliary Benefits: When a disabled individual receives Social
Security disability insurance benefits, their spouse and/or minor children
may also be eligible to receive Social Security benefits. These benefits
paid to the spouse or minor child are called
can be paid to
1.Children under 18
2.Spouse
3.Divorced spouse (if married 10 years)
4.Somebody under age 62 who has custody of children
6.Quarters of Coverage (QC): Refers to each 3-month period of
employment during which an employee contributes to the retirement
income program under the Social Security Act of 1935.
- You have to have a min of 6 credits and max of 40.
7.Appeal deadline: 60 days + 5 mailing days
8.Medicare Eligibility: Disabled - 24 months (29 months total from
onset)
9.Disabled Adult Children Benefits (DAC) 404.350: You have to
