EDPNA FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Self Employment 404.1575 416.975
Answer: Have to complete "the Three Tests"
1. You have engaged in substantial gainful activity if you render
services that are significant to the operation of the business and
receive a substantial income from the business. (over 45 hours a
month)
2. You have engaged in substantial gainful activity if your work
activity, in terms of factors such as hours, skills, energy output,
efficiency, duties, and responsibilities, is comparable to that of
unimpaired individuals in your community who are in the same or
similar businesses as their means of livelihood.
3. You have engaged in substantial gainful activity if your work
activity, although not comparable to that of unimpaired individuals,
is clearly worth the amount shown in § 404.1574(b)(2) when
considered in terms of its value to the business, or when compared
to the salary that an owner would pay to an employee to do the work
you are doing.
,◉ Unsuccessful Work Attempt (UWA) 404.1592c
Answer: Work lasting up to 6 months that the claimant is forced to
stop or reduce below the SGA level because of the claimant's
disability. Such work is disregarded when evaluating the claimant's
disability under the sequential evaluation process.
◉ Impairment-Related Work Expenses (IRWE)
Answer: -- In determining SGA, the cost of certain impairment-
related items and services that are related to work are deducted
from the individual's earnings
-- To qualify, the item or service must be necessary for the person to
work, be related to the disability, be paid for by the person, and be
paid by the person in a month during which they worked.
**if a person is close to income/asset limit, this can help qualify
them.
◉ Plan to Achieve Self Support (PASS)
Answer: offered by the Social Security Administration to help people
save money for education, training, &/or any other activity that will
help them further their career goals.
It is an SSI provision to help individuals with disabilities return to
work.
, ◉ Good Cause for Reopening 404.988 416.1488
Answer: Within 12 months of the date of the initial determination
Within 4 years with a good cause
- Good causes include:
1. New material evidence is furnished
2. Clerical error in the computation (errors in math/computer) or
re-computation of benefits was made.
3. The evidence that was considered in making the determination or
decision clearly shows its face that an error was made
◉ Disability
Answer: the inability to do any substantial gainful activity by reason
of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which
can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
- To meet this definition, you must have a severe impairment(s) that
makes you unable to do your past relevant work or any other
substantial gainful work that exists in the national economy.
- If your severe impairment(s) does not meet or medically equal a
listing in appendix 1, we will assess your residual functional
capacity. We will use this RFC assessment to determine if you can do
your past relevant work.
- If we find that you cannot do your past relevant work, we will use
the same RFC assessment and your vocational factors of age,
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Self Employment 404.1575 416.975
Answer: Have to complete "the Three Tests"
1. You have engaged in substantial gainful activity if you render
services that are significant to the operation of the business and
receive a substantial income from the business. (over 45 hours a
month)
2. You have engaged in substantial gainful activity if your work
activity, in terms of factors such as hours, skills, energy output,
efficiency, duties, and responsibilities, is comparable to that of
unimpaired individuals in your community who are in the same or
similar businesses as their means of livelihood.
3. You have engaged in substantial gainful activity if your work
activity, although not comparable to that of unimpaired individuals,
is clearly worth the amount shown in § 404.1574(b)(2) when
considered in terms of its value to the business, or when compared
to the salary that an owner would pay to an employee to do the work
you are doing.
,◉ Unsuccessful Work Attempt (UWA) 404.1592c
Answer: Work lasting up to 6 months that the claimant is forced to
stop or reduce below the SGA level because of the claimant's
disability. Such work is disregarded when evaluating the claimant's
disability under the sequential evaluation process.
◉ Impairment-Related Work Expenses (IRWE)
Answer: -- In determining SGA, the cost of certain impairment-
related items and services that are related to work are deducted
from the individual's earnings
-- To qualify, the item or service must be necessary for the person to
work, be related to the disability, be paid for by the person, and be
paid by the person in a month during which they worked.
**if a person is close to income/asset limit, this can help qualify
them.
◉ Plan to Achieve Self Support (PASS)
Answer: offered by the Social Security Administration to help people
save money for education, training, &/or any other activity that will
help them further their career goals.
It is an SSI provision to help individuals with disabilities return to
work.
, ◉ Good Cause for Reopening 404.988 416.1488
Answer: Within 12 months of the date of the initial determination
Within 4 years with a good cause
- Good causes include:
1. New material evidence is furnished
2. Clerical error in the computation (errors in math/computer) or
re-computation of benefits was made.
3. The evidence that was considered in making the determination or
decision clearly shows its face that an error was made
◉ Disability
Answer: the inability to do any substantial gainful activity by reason
of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which
can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
- To meet this definition, you must have a severe impairment(s) that
makes you unable to do your past relevant work or any other
substantial gainful work that exists in the national economy.
- If your severe impairment(s) does not meet or medically equal a
listing in appendix 1, we will assess your residual functional
capacity. We will use this RFC assessment to determine if you can do
your past relevant work.
- If we find that you cannot do your past relevant work, we will use
the same RFC assessment and your vocational factors of age,
