EDPNA PRACTICE EXAM
Questions and Answers
1.To be disability insured for Title II Disability benefits an
individual must,
a. Be a citizen who is a legal residence of the US.
b. Have worked 5 out of the last 10 years and paid into the
system.
c. Be over the age of 18 and no longer a dependent.
d. Have a disability that has lasted for a year or longer or will end
in death.
e. All of the above
Answer b. Have worked 5 out of the last 10 years and paid into the
system.
2.At the fourth step of the sequential evaluation process, if a
claimant has the residual functional capacity to perform his/her
past relevant work, then,
a. The adjudicator continues to step 5 of the sequential
evaluation process and
evaluates other work.
b. A finding of not disabled is made, and the analysis stops here.
c. Additional information must be obtained to provide a
,complete evaluation of claimant's abilities.
d. A vocational expert is consulted to provide further
evaluation of the claim before a decision is rendered.
Answer b. A finding of not disabled is made, and the analysis stops
here.
3.A new client contacts you on 5/16/21 about assisting him in
filing an appeal. His initial denial notice is datestamped 3/1/21,
but he indicates that he did not receive the notice until 4/4/21.
He kept the envelope in which the notice was mailed, and the
postage date was 3/31/21. You
a. advise him that, unfortunately, he must start over, as the
appeal must be filed within 60 days of the date of the notice
b. advise him that he can file an appeal, but he must include a
statement requesting good cause for late filing, as the appeal
is outside the 60day time frame following the date of the
notice
c. assist him in filing an immediate appeal, requesting that the
appeal be considered timely filed since he can prove he did not
receive the notice within five days of its datestamp.
d. tell him he must file the appeal in person at his local Social
Security office, as that is the only way to ensure that the appeal
will be accepted as timely filed.
,Answer c. assist him in filing an immediate appeal, requesting that the
appeal be
considered timely filed since he can prove he did not receive the
notice within five days of its date stamp.
4.4. An individual is applying for Title II Disability benefits with
a 1/1/2013 onset date, who earned 4 quarters of coverage each
year in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, would have the
following date last insured for benefits,
a. December 31, 2017
b. September 30, 2015
c. December 31, 2016
d. September 30, 2014
Answer a. December 31, 2017
5.5 full consecutive months will be served as a waiting period on
Title II claims during which time you were disabled. Once you
have served a 5month waiting period on a claim, no 5 month
waiting period is required on a subsequent allowed claim as
long as that subsequent claim is filed within how many years of
the month you again became disabled?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
, d. 6
Answer c. 5
6.The following information is used in determining the
claimant's alleged onset of disability for the purposes of
their disability claim,
a. The date they last worked due to their medical condition.
b. The date their disability prevented them from earning SGA.
c. The date their medical records reflect a severe impairment
which interferes with their ability to earn SGA.
d. The date which begins a 30day break from earning above
SGA after which claimant either had UWA(s) or earnings below
SGA.
e. All of the above
Answer e. All the above
7.A homeless 30yearold claimant moves in with his mother and
then files an application for SSI disability benefits. His mother,
who receives a $4,000.00 per month pension, is allowing him to
live with her for free, and paying for his food. The claimant will
a. have his benefit reduced by onethird, as he receives inkind
support.
b. be ineligible for benefits, as his mother's income will be
deemed to him.
Questions and Answers
1.To be disability insured for Title II Disability benefits an
individual must,
a. Be a citizen who is a legal residence of the US.
b. Have worked 5 out of the last 10 years and paid into the
system.
c. Be over the age of 18 and no longer a dependent.
d. Have a disability that has lasted for a year or longer or will end
in death.
e. All of the above
Answer b. Have worked 5 out of the last 10 years and paid into the
system.
2.At the fourth step of the sequential evaluation process, if a
claimant has the residual functional capacity to perform his/her
past relevant work, then,
a. The adjudicator continues to step 5 of the sequential
evaluation process and
evaluates other work.
b. A finding of not disabled is made, and the analysis stops here.
c. Additional information must be obtained to provide a
,complete evaluation of claimant's abilities.
d. A vocational expert is consulted to provide further
evaluation of the claim before a decision is rendered.
Answer b. A finding of not disabled is made, and the analysis stops
here.
3.A new client contacts you on 5/16/21 about assisting him in
filing an appeal. His initial denial notice is datestamped 3/1/21,
but he indicates that he did not receive the notice until 4/4/21.
He kept the envelope in which the notice was mailed, and the
postage date was 3/31/21. You
a. advise him that, unfortunately, he must start over, as the
appeal must be filed within 60 days of the date of the notice
b. advise him that he can file an appeal, but he must include a
statement requesting good cause for late filing, as the appeal
is outside the 60day time frame following the date of the
notice
c. assist him in filing an immediate appeal, requesting that the
appeal be considered timely filed since he can prove he did not
receive the notice within five days of its datestamp.
d. tell him he must file the appeal in person at his local Social
Security office, as that is the only way to ensure that the appeal
will be accepted as timely filed.
,Answer c. assist him in filing an immediate appeal, requesting that the
appeal be
considered timely filed since he can prove he did not receive the
notice within five days of its date stamp.
4.4. An individual is applying for Title II Disability benefits with
a 1/1/2013 onset date, who earned 4 quarters of coverage each
year in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, would have the
following date last insured for benefits,
a. December 31, 2017
b. September 30, 2015
c. December 31, 2016
d. September 30, 2014
Answer a. December 31, 2017
5.5 full consecutive months will be served as a waiting period on
Title II claims during which time you were disabled. Once you
have served a 5month waiting period on a claim, no 5 month
waiting period is required on a subsequent allowed claim as
long as that subsequent claim is filed within how many years of
the month you again became disabled?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
, d. 6
Answer c. 5
6.The following information is used in determining the
claimant's alleged onset of disability for the purposes of
their disability claim,
a. The date they last worked due to their medical condition.
b. The date their disability prevented them from earning SGA.
c. The date their medical records reflect a severe impairment
which interferes with their ability to earn SGA.
d. The date which begins a 30day break from earning above
SGA after which claimant either had UWA(s) or earnings below
SGA.
e. All of the above
Answer e. All the above
7.A homeless 30yearold claimant moves in with his mother and
then files an application for SSI disability benefits. His mother,
who receives a $4,000.00 per month pension, is allowing him to
live with her for free, and paying for his food. The claimant will
a. have his benefit reduced by onethird, as he receives inkind
support.
b. be ineligible for benefits, as his mother's income will be
deemed to him.
