![]() ![]() Your lawyer may need to help you understand how Social Security would characterize your past work, and how your exertional level will be determined, but if you are over age 50, it is always worthwhile to look at the grid rules to see if they fit. In this case Grid rule 202.13 would result in a finding of not disabled. Grid rule 202.06 would result in a finding of disabled.Įxample 2: Same as Example 1 except that Tom is age 53. Tom has a bad back that limits him to light work. His past work was mostly as a janitorial cleaner in a warehouse. ![]() At age 55, that same claimant grids disabled at the. Here are some examples of how the grid rules work:Įxample 1: Tom is a 56 old male with a high school education. The SSA presumes that the transition to unskilled sedentary work is too difficult for these claimants. You will have an easier time fitting into the grid rules: ![]() You can look at the grid rule tables on the web site. the nature of your impairment – must be a physical impairment When we decide whether you are disabled under 416.920 (g) (1), we will consider your chronological age in combination with your residual functional capacity, education, and work experience. When an individual is not engaging in substantial gainful activity and a determination or decision cannot be made on the basis of medical factors alone (i.e., when the impairment is severe because it has more than a minimal effect on the ability to do basic work activities yet does not meet or equal in severity the requirements of any impai.your maximum exertional capacity (sedentary, light, or medium).the skill level of your past work – unskilled, semi-skilled or skilled.your education – illiterate, high school grad or less, high school grad or more.The grid rules (also called the medical-vocational guidelines) look at four factors: Social Security’s grid rules reflect SSA’s understanding that older, less educated and less skilled workers would have a much more difficult time than a younger workers finding an entry-level job. These rules are called the “grid” rules because they are arranged in a spreadsheet like grid when printed out. The grid rules only apply to disability claimants age 50 or over, and they only apply if you have physical limitations, but if you meet of these rules, you can win disability benefits even if you have some capacity to work. A less known but powerful way to win Social Security disability benefits is to fit within one of the grid rules. ![]()
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