EDPNA 2026 PRACTICE EXAM SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉Residual Functional Capacity Assessment (RFC) 404.1506 Answer:
the purpose of______________ is to identify how your current
limitations prevent you from meeting the physical, sensory, mental,
and other requirements of the workplace.
◉Medically Determinable Impairment (MDI) 404.1521 416.921
Answer: Your impairment(s) must result from anatomical,
physiological, or psychological abnormalities that can be shown by
medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques.
- Therefore, a physical or mental impairment must be established by
objective medical evidence from an acceptable medical source.
- We will not use your statement of symptoms, a diagnosis, or a
medical opinion to establish the existence of an impairment(s).
◉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
SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉Residual Functional Capacity Assessment (RFC) 404.1506 Answer:
the purpose of______________ is to identify how your current
limitations prevent you from meeting the physical, sensory, mental,
and other requirements of the workplace.
◉Medically Determinable Impairment (MDI) 404.1521 416.921
Answer: Your impairment(s) must result from anatomical,
physiological, or psychological abnormalities that can be shown by
medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques.
- Therefore, a physical or mental impairment must be established by
objective medical evidence from an acceptable medical source.
- We will not use your statement of symptoms, a diagnosis, or a
medical opinion to establish the existence of an impairment(s).
◉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
