Section 33 Medical Expert

• Library: Social Security Administration Practice and Procedure (2011 Ed.)

The ALJ can find that an impairment meets a listing without a medical expert's opinion. But the opinion of a medical expert or other medical or psychological consultant designated by the SSA Commissioner is required when the ALJ finds that an impairment, or combination of impairments, equals a listing. SSR 96‑6p. The ALJ may not base a conclusion on whether an impairment equals a listing on the opinion of any other physician, such as a...