Listing of Impairments

Listings appear in regulations at 20 CFR Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 416.925 explaining listing of impairments.

The panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment affirming the SSA’s denial of claimant’s SSI application.  At step III, a claimant establishes a disability if he meets or equals a listed impairment.  The…

SSA finalized the rules for evaluating endocrine disorders that the Agency proposed in 2009 (74 FR 66069, December 14, 2009).  In view of the recent medical developments in early diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders SSA concluded that most such disorders do not reach listing-level severity…

Remanded for an Award of Benefits The Appeals Court held that the ALJ failed to give controlling weight to the opinion of the claimant's treating physician where the treating physician's opinion was not inconsistent with the medical record as a whole. If the treating physician's…

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York denied an unopposed Commissioner's motion for summary judgment and remanded the case for further consideration.  The court held that substantial evidence did not support the denial of a claimant's SSDI benefits where the ALJ failed to…

Has all the adult and children's listings of impairments, and useful information about the disability determination process. Available in text format online at https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/index.htm.

TO: Individuals with disabilities, advocates, disability-rights leaders, and parents.FROM: Troy Justesen, Associate Director for Domestic PolicySSA has published a notice of intent to update and revise the rules that we use to evaluate mental disorders of adults and children who apply for, or…